Abstract
Tin hydroxide nanoparticles-embedded montmorillonite (Sn-Mont) was prepared by the simple treatment of sodium ion-exchanged montmorillonite (Na-Mont) with aqueous SnCl4, the physical and chemical properties of which were investigated by N2 adsorption, XRD, TG, TEM, 119Sn-MAS-NMR, and XAFS analyses. It was revealed that Sn-Mont was composed of Sn(OH)4-based nanoparticles (nano-Sn(OH)4) of less than 3nm in diameter surrounded by delaminated montmorillonite aluminosilicate unit layers. The arrangement of each aluminosilicate unit layer in the Sn-Mont is not laminated like that of the parent Na-Mont, but almost completely disordered to make a porous structure with a high surface area and a large pore volume that embraces the tin hydroxide-based nanoparticles. The intrinsic solid acid catalysis of Sn-Mont was used for the cyanotrimethylsilylation of benzophenone with cyanotrimethylsilane in an excellent yield, which was ascribed to the smooth reactant/product transfers in the micro/meso pores as well as the acidic property of the nano-Sn(OH)4 enwrapped by the delaminated aluminosilicate unit layers.
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