Direct synthesis of sulfonic acid-functionalized periodic mesoporous benzene-silicas with large pores

Eun Bum Cho, Dukjoon Kim

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Abstract

Periodic mesoporous benzene-silicas containing sulfonic acid groups were directly synthesized by the co-condensation of 1,4-bis (triethoxysilyl) benzene organosilica precursor and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MeO)3Si(CH2)3SH in the presence of H2O2 using non-ionic block copolymer templates such as a Pluronic P123 (EO20PO70EO20) and poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(dl-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)-poly(ethylene oxide) (EO16(L29G7)EO16) under low acidic conditions. The sulfonic acid functional groups (-SO3H) were generated in situ by the oxidation of the propylthiol using H2O2 as an oxidant during the sol-gel synthetic process, which was observed by FT-IR and solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy. Well-defined 2D hexagonal (p6mm) mesostructures were also observed using BET, TEM, and SAXS measurements. The sulfonated mesoporous benzene-silicas prepared in this study also exhibit spherical macrostructures with diameters of 2-5 μm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1142-1146
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
Volume69
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2008

Keywords

  • A. Nanostructures
  • A. Non-crystalline materials
  • A. Surfaces
  • B. Sol-gel growth
  • D. Microstructure

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