Abstract
We describe the effects of adding the organosilane n-(trimethoxysilylpropyl)ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (EDATAS) during hydrothermal synthesis on the formation properties of titanium containing SBA-15 mesoporous silica. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that the Si/Ti atomic ratio decreased significantly with the addition of the organosilane compared to the non-funtionalized silicates, showing that the EDATAS silicates contained more surface titanium. X-ray powder diffraction and nitrogen gas adsorption analysis revealed that the functionalized titanosilicates were ordered mesoporous materials with narrow pore size distributions with a BJH pore size of 92–96 Å. Solid state CP/MAS NMR experiments demonstrated that addition of EDATAS during hydrothermal synthesis produced a mesoporous silica with 6-coordinated Ti(iv) coordination. Using the same synthesis without the EDATAS, mesoporous silicas with 4-coordinated Ti(iv) were produced.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3398-3403 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 19 2003 |
Keywords
- Chemical bonding
- Nanochemistry
- Nmr spectroscopy
- Sol-gel processing
- Template synthesis