title: Interlayer esterification of layered silicic acid-alcohol nanostructured materials derived from alkoxytrichlorosilane.
abstract: Layered silicic acid-organic nanohybrid materials consisting of long-chain alkoxy groups attached to thin silica layers have been prepared via esterification of a layered silicic acid-alcohol nanostructured material derived from hexadecoxytrichlorosilane (C(16)H(33)OSiCl(3)). The esterification reaction was performed by heating the layered composite. The detailed characterization of the product heated at 80 degrees C revealed that the interlayer alcohol molecules partly ( approximately 50%) reacted with the interlayer surface silanol groups to form alkoxy groups. Unreacted alcohol molecules were removed by tetrahydrofuran (THF) treatment to form a novel alkoxylated layered silica material. This product retains its structure up to 120 degrees C and has a higher stability in organic solvents if compared with the layered silicic acid-alcohol nanocomposite before esterification, whose structure collapsed over 100 degrees C. Furthermore, various alcohols can be adsorbed into the esterified nanohybrid with the expansion of the interlayer spacing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimojima
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuroda