Table 2.

Composition of the gellifying molar mixtures, as determined through the use of the (OH)AlTSPc species, employed as a probe for the synthesis of ZrO₂, TiO₂ and SiO₂ translucent monolithic xerogels.

Sample	Alkoxide/Volume (mL)	n-PrOH (mL)	acac (mL)	DMF (mL)	HCl 0.248 M (mL)	(OH)AlTSPc (mL)	[Macrocycle] * mol/L
ZrO2	Zr(OPrn)4/3.8 mL	1.2	0.42	0.083		0.2	4.04 × 10−4
blank-ZrO2	Zr(OPrn)4/3.8 mL	1.2	0.42			0.2
TiO2	Ti(OPrn)4/3.0 mL	1.0	0.2	0.3		0.2	4.04 × 10−4
blankTiO2	Ti(OPrn)4/3.0 mL	1.0	0.2			0.2
SiO2	Si(OEt)4 = TEOS	9.8		0.5	10	5.0	10−3−10−7
blank-SiO2	Si(OEt)4 = TEOS	9.8			10	5.0

* [Macrocycle] = Macrocycle Concentration.