Clickable Mesoporous Silica via Functionalization with 1,ω‐Alkenes

Tuning the surface properties of mesoporous silica is desirable for many applications, such as catalysis. We present a new modification method of calcined mesoporous silica, based on the thermal grafting of 1,7-octadiene. This easy method generates a high loading of terminal alkenes. We show that the modified surface is directly available for thiol-ene click chemistry, which enables a wide variety of molecules to be attached to this alkene-functionalized mesoporous silica. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.