Templated mesoporous carbons designed around the pyridine functionality have been made using the cyclotrimerization of a variety of diethynylpyridines. The substitution pattern of the ethynyl moieties about the pyridine ring system was found to have a significant impact on the structure and properties of the final product. A model is proposed that focuses on the self-assembly of the diethynylpyridine monomer on the silica surface, and the order and orientation of the ethynyl moieties within this monolayer.
Revised: February 29, 2008 |
Published: February 12, 2008
Citation
Shin Y., G.E. Fryxell, C. Johnson, and M.M. Haley. 2008.Templated synthesis of pyridine functionalized mesoporous carbons through the cyclotrimerization of diethynylpyridines.Chemistry of Materials 20, no. 3:981-986.PNNL-SA-54865.doi:10.1021/cm070979o