Double chiral hybrid materials: Formation of chiral phenolic resins on polyamine-associated chiral silica

Abstract

Chiral SiO2 nanofibers associated with polyamines on their surfaces could promote polymerization between resorcinol and formaldehyde on silica surface to give phenolic resins (RF). In this process, the chiral information was effectively transferred from SiO2 to the final phenolic resins forming double chiral hybrid.