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. 2020 Aug 3;10(48):28595–28602. doi: 10.1039/d0ra02909b

Results of sol–gel reactionsa.

Silane Entry H2O/silane molar ratio Molecular weightb
M w/g mol−1
BTES-P 1 2.3 420
2 2.7 2600
3 3.0 8800
4 3.2 12 100
BTES-Ph 1 0.7 2600
2 0.8 5300
3 0.9 5800
4 1.0 12 800
a

Scale in operation: silane 5 mmol, molar ratios: EtOH/silane = 50 mmol.

b

Determined by GPC relative to polystyrene standards.