The room-temperature (RT) synthesis of MCM-41 mesoporous compounds wit
h high substitution levels of aluminium (Si/Al = 1.5) is achieved in a
minimum time of synthesis. The compound shows similar characteristics
to hydrothermally synthesized materials. Al-27 NMR study confirms the
presence of tetrahedral aluminium in as-synthesized material as well
as in the calcined material without observing the presence of octahedr
al aluminium after calcination.