title: A facile route to prepare organic/inorganic hybrid nanomaterials by 'click chemistry'.
abstract: An organosilane with an alkyne group at the non-condensable end, [(2-propynylcarbamate)propyl]triethoxysilane, has been synthesized. Condensation of this organosilane with tetraethoxysilane can be achieved by a co-condensation strategy to produce silica nanoparticles with surface alkyne functionality. The size and uniformity of size distribution of the silica nanoparticles are influenced by varying the concentration of the added organosilane. The alkyne-functionalized silica nanoparticles are coupled directly with azide-modified polymers by 'click chemistry' to yield organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China; Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xunyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Fu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Qingzhi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dong