Hybrid materials synthesized by grafting of organic molecules onto silica surface have found numerous applications in chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering. In particular, the functionalization of silica gel can be accomplished by various surface reactions of immobilized boronic acids. Suzuki coupling has been chosen due to several advantages, such as mild reaction conditions, tolerance to the aqueous environment, and high yields of the products. The objective of this work was to determine the most effective reaction conditions for modifying porous hybrid materials with large specific surface areas and high density of surface organoboron reactive sites by various functional groups. Prior to modification by Suzuki coupling, the surface of silica gel was functionalized by phenylboronic acid. Two methods were tested for immobilization of phenylboronic acid: hydrosilylation and thiol-ene coupling. The later radical reaction between surface alkylthiol groups and 4-vinylphenylboronic acid was found more effective. Obtained boronated silica gel was used for further functionalization by various aryl halides. Surface Suzuki coupling reaction was catalyzed by palladium acetate in the presence of cesium carbonate as a base, while dimethylformamide was chosen as a solvent. The coupling reactions proceeded at mild heating under constant sonication. Such ultrasonic irradiation was reported earlier to have an activating effect on Suzuki coupling. The analysis of the obtained products indicated formation of surface biaryl compounds, the highest yields have been obtained in reactions with iodobenzene and bromobenzene. Thus, novel functionalized organic/inorganic hybrid materials were successfully synthesized by surface modification of mesoporous silica gel.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:asrf-1271 |
| Date | 12 April 2019 |
| Creators | Kuvayskaya, Anastasia, Vasiliev, Aleksey |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | Appalachian Student Research Forum |
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