Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability, 11(2), p. 3725
DOI: 10.1039/c3ta14982j
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Hydroxyl-attached Sn species are highly dispersed on the surface of mesoporous silica (SBA-15) by the grafting of dimethyldichlorostannane followed by calcination to transform the methyl groups into hydroxyl groups (S–Sn–OH). S–Sn–OH has both Lewis and Brønsted acidic sites, resulting in superior catalytic activities in the acetalisation of glycerol.