Reversible Grafting of Organic Alcohols

In summary, the hierarchically porous monolithic HSQ materials are highly useful for their in-built reactive Si—H moiety, for the synthesis of supported noble metal and alloy metal nanoparticles for catalytic applications. Furthermore, they can be used for reversible grafting of organic alcohols, which is a major advantage because they overcome the difficulties of traditional hydrolyzable precursors. 

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