Issue 5, 2013

Organo-functionalized silica hollow nanospheres: synthesis and catalytic application

Abstract

Organo-functionalized silica hollow nanospheres (OSHNs), newly emerging organic–inorganic hybrid nanomaterials, have attracted much research attention because of their combined advantages of unique hollow structure and hybrid organic and inorganic fragments. This Feature Article provides an overview of the various strategies employed to fabricate OSHNs, including OSHNs with functional cores (metal nanoparticles (NPs), molecular catalysts) and OSHNs with multifunctional organic catalytic groups. The advantages of OSHNs in catalysis are highlighted with an emphasis on chiral catalysis and cascade reactions. In particular, the concept of multifunctional OSHNs with different active groups spatially integrated within the OSHNs is presented.

Graphical abstract: Organo-functionalized silica hollow nanospheres: synthesis and catalytic application

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
27 Aug 2012
Accepted
12 Oct 2012
First published
18 Oct 2012

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 1525-1535

Organo-functionalized silica hollow nanospheres: synthesis and catalytic application

X. Li, Y. Yang and Q. Yang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 1525 DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00077F

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