文摘
Hybrid organic-inorganic materials have been obtained by cohydrolysis of (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in acidic conditions.Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (BF3OEt2) has been used to catalyze the epoxidepolymerization. The effect of BF3OEt2 has been studied by multinuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) in the precursor sol and by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the finalmaterial. The addition of BF3OEt2 to a prereacted sol of GPTMS and TEOS has allowed theepoxide ring opening at room temperature, without formation of diol units or boric acidprecipitation in the final material. The prereaction time of GPTMS with TEOS has beenfound to be an important parameter. The catalytic effect of BF3OEt2 with respect to othercommonly used catalysts in sol-gel processing of GPTMS-based hybrid organic-inorganicmaterials, such as zirconium butoxide and 1-methylimidazole, has been studied.