Effect of added metal chelating organosilane on mesoporous titanosilicate formation properties

Michael A. Markowitz, Shalini Jayasundera, Joel B. Miller, John Klaehn, Mark C. Burleigh, Mark S. Spector, Stephen L. Golledge, David G. Castner, Bruce P. Gaber

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3398-3403
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions
Volume3
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 19 2003

Keywords

  • Chemical bonding
  • Nanochemistry
  • Nmr spectroscopy
  • Sol-gel processing
  • Template synthesis

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