Pore size effects in the pyrolysis of 1,3-diphenylpropane confined in mesoporous silicas

Michelle K. Kidder, Phillip F. Britt, Zongtao Zhang, Sheng Dai, A. C. Buchanan

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Abstract

A new method for derivatizing mesoporous silicas, SBA-15 and MCM-41, with a substituted phenol is described, and pore confinement and surface curvature are shown to impact the reaction rate and product selectivity for the pyrolysis of surface-immobilized 1,3-diphenylpropane.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2804-2805
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Volume3
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

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