title: Synthesis and characterization of chiral benzylic ether-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilicas.
abstract: The first synthesis of a chiral periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) carrying benzylic ether bridging groups is reported. By hydrolysis and condensation of the new designed chiral organosilica precursor 1,4-bis(triethoxysilyl)-2-(1-methoxyethyl)benzene (BTEMEB) in the presence of the non-ionic oligomeric surfactant Brij 76 as supramolecular structure-directing agent under acidic conditions, an ordered mesoporous chiral benzylic ether-bridged hybrid material with a high specific surface area was obtained. The chiral PMO precursor was synthesized in a four-step reaction from 1,4-dibromobenzene as the starting compound. The evidence for the presence of the chiral units in the organosilica precursor as well as inside the PMO material is provided by optical activity measurements.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, 35392 Giessen (Germany).
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morell
authors.forename: Sangam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Klar
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mauder
authors.forename: Ilja
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shenderovich
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fröba