J. Mijatovic et al., Characterization of surface modified silica nanoparticles by Si-29 solid state NMR spectroscopy, MIKROCH ACT, 133(1-4), 2000, pp. 175-181
Various aerosils surface modified with silane reagents were prepared and in
vestigated by Si-29 solid state NMR spectroscopy. The mode of bonding onto
the silanol surface (mono- or divalent) can be specified by comparison with
chemical shifts from solution. A detailed analysis also leads to the detec
tion of products formed via hydrosilylation reactions. A rough quantificati
on of the surface loading can be obtained by a signal deconvolution process
of the silanol resonances on the Aerosil surface.