Convenient route to water-sensitive sol-gel precursors using click chemistry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Nov 28;46(44):8416-8. doi: 10.1039/c0cc03417g. Epub 2010 Oct 8.

Abstract

The CuAAC-'click' reaction under anhydrous conditions is reported as a new tool for the preparation of moisture-sensitive triethoxysilyl compounds that are obtained in 5 minutes in excellent yield with simple purification.