Patent ID: 7335717
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: B01J,C01B,C08G

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a non-silicon metalloid-oxane and metallo-oxane, or mixed poly(silicon/metallo)oxane polymer networks, or their hydrido, organic, or organometallic derivatives, comprising condensing an alkoxide substrate with another alkoxide material at neutral or near neutral pH using a catalyst comprising a molecule having a nucleophilic group that displaces alkanol from said alkoxide substrate facilitating solvolysis to initiate structure-directed condensation with said another alkoxide, wherein either or both of said alkoxides is selected from the group consisting of organosilicon alkoxides; hydrido-siicon alkoxides; metallo alkoxides; organometallo-alkoxides; hydrido metallo-alkoxides; metalloid alkoxides; organometalloid alkoxides; and hydrido metalloid alkoxides.