Stepwise silylation of double-four-ring (D4R) silicate into a novel spherical siloxane with a defined architecture

Kazufumi Kawahara, Yoshiaki Hagiwara, Atsushi Shimojima, Kazuyuki Kuroda*

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Abstract

Trimethylsilylation of a triethoxysilylated derivative of double-four-ring (D4R) silicate led to the formation of a novel crystalline spherical siloxane molecule containing a cubic D4R core, which proves that this bottom-up process provides a new pathway to prepare silica nanoparticles with well defined size, structure, morphology, and functionality.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3193-3195
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
Volume18
Issue number27
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008 Jul 10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Materials Chemistry

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