Effects of a protic ionic liquid on the reaction pathway during non-aqueous sol-gel synthesis of silica: A Raman spectroscopic investigation

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 6488-6503

  Martinelli, Anna ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ionic liquids; Ionogels; Raman spectroscopy; Silica; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

DIMER; FORMIC ACID; IONIC LIQUID; PHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TETRAMETHOXYSILANE; GEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; GELATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SOL TO GEL TRANSITION; SYNTHESIS; VIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; GEL;

GELS; HYDROLYSIS; IONIC LIQUIDS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 84899153149     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15046488     Document Type: Article

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