Hollow covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have gained
significant
attention because of their specific properties, including enhanced
surface-to-volume ratio, large surface area, hierarchical structure,
highly ordered nanostructures, and excellent chemical stability. These
intrinsic characteristics endow hollow COFs with fascinating physicochemical
properties and make them highly attractive for widespread applications,
such as catalysis, energy storage, drug delivery, therapy, sensing,
and environmental remediation. This review focuses on the recent developments
in the synthesis of hollow COFs and their derivatives. In addition,
their practical applications in various fields are summarized. Finally,
challenges and future opportunities in terms of their synthetic methodologies
and practical applications are discussed. Hollow COFs are expected
to play an important role in the future of materials science.