N-Alkyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium salts as templates for hexagonally meso-ordered silicate thin films

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Feb 21:(7):939-41. doi: 10.1039/b415135f. Epub 2004 Dec 24.

Abstract

A series of N-alkyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bromide salts (C14, C16, or C18) have been explored as templates for the synthesis of ordered, mesoporous silica films; "soft" annealing based on deep-UV calcination is also reported.