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First Evidence of Tris(catecholato)silicate Formation from Hydrolysis of an Alkyl Bis(catecholato)silicate

Vincenzo CampiscianoBenedetto TaorminaAlberto SpinellaLeonarda F. LiottaFrancesco GiacaloneMichelangelo Gruttadauria

subject

SiliconHydrolysisSilicatesOrganic ChemistryPharmaceutical ScienceSilicon DioxideAnalytical Chemistryhybrid organic-inorganic material; hypervalent silicate; Knoevenagel reactionChemistry (miscellaneous)Drug DiscoveryKnoevenagel reactionMolecular MedicinePhysical and Theoretical Chemistryhybrid organic-inorganic materialhypervalent silicate

description

The hydrolysis of 3-ammoniumpropylbis(catecholato)silicate 1, giving two different silica-based materials containing different amounts of tris(catecholato)silicate, is reported. The latter species can be formed through an attack of catechol to the silicon atom in the pentacoordinate complex, in which the silicon-carbon bond is further activated toward electrophilic proton cleavage. The Knoevenagel reaction was used as a probe in order to test the availability of functional groups on the surface of such materials.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2022-01-01
10.3390/molecules27082521http://hdl.handle.net/10447/554091