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Preparation of Ultrastable Mesoporous Silica Using a Phenanthroline-Appended Cholesterol Organogelator as a Template

  • Jong Hwa Jung
  • , Kazuaki Nakashima
  • , Seiji Shinkai

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Abstract

New phenanthroline-appended cholesterol organic gelator 1 was synthesized. It was shown from the gelation test that it acts as a versatile gelator of organic fluids such as DMSO, DMF, 1-propanol, acetic acid, etc. The sol-gel polymerization of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) was carried out using the 1 + acetic acid gel. The silica obtained from the 1 + acetic acid gel resulted in a tubular structure with ca. 4.5 nm inner diameter, which showed the 7.08 value for Q4/Q3. These results indicate that the ultrastable mesoporous-sized silica structure can be created by transcription of the organogel superstructure as a template.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-148
Number of pages4
JournalNano Letters
Volume1
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2001
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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