US4937208A
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Catalyst for sol-gel method using metal alkoxide and sol-gel method using the same
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Filing: 1988-02-22
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2008-02-22
Abstract
Abstract A catalyst for sol-gel methods using metal alkoxide comprises a mineral acid or its anhydride and an organic base, said organic base being a tertiary amine that is substantially insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. A sol-gel method using the above-mentioned catalyst comprises a step of hydrolyzing a metal alkoxide with a subsequent polycondensation of hydrolyzate thereof using the catalyst, resulting in a polymer containing gel.
Inventors
- 👤 Tohru Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:36
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B13/00; C01B13/14; C01B13/32; B; B01; B01J; B01J13/00; B01J13/0052; B01J13/0065; C03; C03C; C03C1/00; C03C1/006; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S65/00; Y10S65/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A sol-gel method comprising a step of hydrolyzing a metal alkoxide with a subsequent polycondensation of hydrolyzate thereof using an acid catalyst and a base catalyst, resulting in a homogeneous polymer-containing gel, said acid catalyst being at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, hydrogen chloride gas, sulfuric acid, anhydride of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, anhydride of nitric acid, tartaric acid, phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, dodecylsuccinic anhydride, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, methyl endic anhydride, pyromellitic dianhydride, benzophenonetetracarboxylic anhydride, dichlorosuccinic anhydride, and chlorendic anhydride, and said base catalyst being a tertiary amine that is substantially insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A sol-gel method comprising a step of hydrolyzing a metal alkoxide with a subsequent polycondensation of hydrolyzate thereof using an acid catalyst and a base catalyst, resulting in a homogeneous polymer-containing gel, said acid catalyst being at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, hydrogen chloride gas, sulfuric acid, anhydride of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, anhydride of nitric acid, tartaric acid, phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, dodecylsuccinic anhydride, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, methyl endic anhydride, pyromellitic dianhydride, benzophenonetetracarboxylic anhydride, dichlorosuccinic anhydride, and chlorendic anhydride, and said base catalyst being a tertiary amine that is substantially insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A sol-gel method according to claim 1, wherein said tertiary amine is at least one selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylbenzylamine, tributylamine, tri-n-propylamine, tripentylamine, tripropargylamine, N,N,N-trimethylethylenediamine, and tri-n-hexylamine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
116 words
A sol-gel method according to claim 1, wherein said metal alkoxide is at least one selected from the group consisting of Si(OC 2 H 5 ) 4 , Al(O-iso-C 3 H 7 ) 3 , Ti(O-iso-C 3 H 7 ) 4 , Zr(O-t-C 4 H 9 ) 4 , Zr(O-n-C 4 H 9 ) 4 , Ca(O-C 2 H 5 ) 2 , Fe(OC 2 H 5 ) 3 , V(O-iso-C 3 H 7 ) 4 , Sn(O-t-C 4 H 9 ) 4 , Li(OC 2 H 5 ), Be(O-C 2 H 5 ) 2 , B(OC 2 H 5 ) 3 , P(OC 2 H 5 ) 3 , and P(OCH 3 ) 3 .
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