Templated synthesis of electroactive periodic mesoporous organosilica bridged with oligoaniline

Chemistry. 2008;14(9):2909-17. doi: 10.1002/chem.200701605.

Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of novel electroactive periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) are reported. The silsesquioxane precursor, N,N'-bis(4'-(3-triethoxysilylpropylureido)phenyl)-1,4-quinonene-diimine (TSUPQD), was prepared from the emeraldine base of amino-capped aniline trimer (EBAT) using a one-step coupling reaction and was used as an organic silicon source in the co-condensation with tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in proper ratios. By means of a hydrothermal sol-gel approach with the cationic surfactant cetyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide (CTAB) as the structure-directing template and acetone as the co-solvent for the dissolution of TSUPQD, a series of novel MCM-41 type siliceous materials (TSU-PMOs) were successfully prepared under mild alkaline conditions. The resultant mesoporous organosilica were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, nitrogen sorption, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and showed that this series of TSU-PMOs exhibited hexagonally patterned mesostructures with pore diameters of 2.1-2.8 nm. Although the structural regularity and pore parameters gradually deteriorated with increasing loading of organic bridges, the electrochemical behavior of TSU-PMOs monitored by cyclic voltammetry demonstrated greater electroactivities for samples with higher concentration of the incorporated TSU units.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry*
  • Cetrimonium
  • Cetrimonium Compounds / chemistry
  • Electrochemistry
  • Hydrolysis
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / methods
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Porosity
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / methods
  • Surface Properties
  • Thermogravimetry
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Aniline Compounds
  • Cetrimonium Compounds
  • Organosilicon Compounds
  • Cetrimonium