Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.4, 462-463, 2005
Templated synthesis of mesoscopic tube silicates using aqueous mixtures of naphthalenediol and ammonium surfactants
An aqueous mixture of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene (2,3-DHN) gives a viscous solution of rodlike nanoaggregates as confirmed by trans mission electron microscopy. These supramolecular assemblies are first used as templates for the sol-gel synthesis, providing an aqueous route for tube silicates.