Silylated Methyl Red was obtained by reaction between GPTMS and MR dyestuff.
Ester covalent bond through reaction of Methyl Red and GPTMS was confirmed by NMR.
Sol-gel derivative increases dyestuff photostability under acidic conditions.
GPTMS avoids hydrogen bonding influence on the electron density of MR azo group.
The dyestuff decolorization obeyed a first-order rate law.