A facile route for the synthesis of sub-micron sized hollow and multiporous organosilica spheres†
Abstract
We present a facile route for the synthesis of sub-micron sized hollow and multiporous organosilica spheres, which is based on an oil-in-water emulsion and merely uses one organosilica precursor – phenyl trimethoxysilane – that serves as monomer, precursor for a surface active species and oil phase.