Abstract
A chlorination method for the selective substitution of well-defined isolated silanol groups of the silica surface has been developed using the catalytic Appel reaction. Spectroscopic analysis, complemented by elemental microanalysis studies, reveals that a quantitative chlorination could be achieved with highly dehydroxylated silica materials that exclusively possess non-hydrogen bonded silanol groups. The employed method did not leave any carbon or phosphorous residue on the silica surface and can be regarded as a promising tool for the future functionalization of metal oxide surfaces.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4301-4306 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Dalton Transactions |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: The research was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. V.D.E. thanks the Thailand Research Fund (Grant No. RSA6080059) for supporting this research.