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Functionalized Silica Gels

Sigma-Aldrich® and Silicycle Inc. have partnered to offer a wide range of functionalized silica gels for scavenging and organic synthesis. Silicycle Inc. manufactures the novel products to combine with the wide resins that Sigma-Aldrich now offers to help your synthetic needs.

These novel silica gel products offer numerous advantages over the well-known gel-type resins.

Advantages of Functionalized Silica

  • Solvent Independent: Silica neither shrinks nor swells in any solvent. Also, since it is end-capped, it will not dissolve in the solvent. Your scavenger will not dictate which solvent you will use with your reaction.
  • Easy to use: Easy to weigh and handle since the silica does not carry a static charge and is always free flowing.
  • Mechanically Stable: Works well with overhead stirring and can be used with a bottom coupled spin bar for up to four hours.
  • Thermally Stable: Silica can withstand temperatures over 200°C and is suitable for use in microwave synthesizers.
  • Scalable: Works on microgram to the multi ton scale.

Silica-Based Scavengers
Silica-Based Reagents
Silica-Based Linkers
Adsorbent for Reversed-Phase Chromatography
Silica Kits


Silica-Based Scavengers
Product Name Product No. Loading
Metal Scavengers
3-(Ethylenediamino)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 537918 1.4 mmol/g
3-(Diethylenetriamino)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 537926 1.3 mmol/g
3-Mercaptopropyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 538086 1.2 mmol/g
2-(4-(Ethylenediamino)benzyl)ethyl-functionalized silica gel 552585 1.2 mmol/g
3-(1-Thioureido)propyl, functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400  569879 1.1 mmol/g
Triamine tetraacetate, silica-supported particle size 200-400 mesh 572608 1.25 mmol/g
Triamine tetracetate, sodium salt, silica-supported 594156 0.5-1.0 mmol/g
Nucleophilic Scavengers
3-(Isocyanato)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 537780 1.2 mmol/g
3-(Thiocyanato)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 537942 0.8 mmol/g
4-Ethyl benzenesulfonyl chloride-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 537977 1.0 mmol/g
Propionyl chloride-functionalized silica gel 538078 1.0 mmol/g
3-(2-Succinic anhydride)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552690 0.7 mmol/g
3-(Maleimido)propyl, functionalized silica gel bead size 200-400 mesh 569909 0.7 mmol/g
Electrophilic Scavengers
3-Aminopropyl-functionalized silica gel mean pore size 60 Å particle size 40-63 µm 364258 1.0 mmol/g
2-(4-Toluenesulfonyl hydrazino)ethyl-functionalized silica gel 552593 1.0 mmol/g
Benzenesulfonylazide, functionalized silica gel particle size 70-100 mesh 590274 0.5 mmol/g
Silica-Based Reagents
Product Name Product No. Loading
Oxidants
Pyridinium chlorochromate bead size 200-400 mm capacity (silica gel) ~20 %, on silica gel 569801 20% wt/wt
Pyridinium dichromate on silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 569828 20% wt/wt
Potassium permanganate on silica gel bead size 200-400 mesh 569895 20% wt/wt
Iron(III) nitrate on silica gel 572551 0.3 mmol/g
Perruthenate on silica gel 572578 0.3 mmol/g
TEMPO on silica gel particle size 120-70 mesh 576344 0.7 mmol/g
Trimethylammonium chlorite, functionalized silica gel particle size 70-100 mesh 589020 0.5 mmol/g
Bases
3-(Imidazol-1-yl)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 537950 1.0 mmol/g
2-(2-Pyridyl)ethyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 537985 0.8-1.2 mmol/g
3-(Dimethylamino)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 538043 1.4 mmol/g
3-(1-Piperazino)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552607 0.8 mmol/g
3-(Trimethylammonium)propyl-functionalized silica gel, carbonate particle size 200-400 mesh 552887 0.8 mmol/g
3-(1-Morpholino)propyl- functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 569798 1.1 mmol/g
3-(1-Piperidino)propyl, functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 569844 1.1 mmol/g
3-(4,4'-Trimethylenedipiperidino)propyl, functionalized silica gel bead size 200-400 mesh 569852 1.0 mmol/g
3-(1,3,4,6,7,8,-Hexahydro-2H-pyrimido-[1,2-a]pyrimidino)propyl, functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 569860 1.0 mmol/g
Miscellaneous
2-Diphenylphosphinoethyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 538019 0.7 mmol/g
Ytterbium(III) benzenesulfonate-functionalized silica gel 589039 0.2 mmol/g
3-(1-Cyclohexylcarbodiimido)propyl, functionalized silica gel bead size 200-400 mesh 569887 0.9 mmol/g
Cyanoborohydride, silica-supported 594040 1.0 mmol/g
Aluminum chloride-functionalized silica gel 630063 1.5 mmol/g
Silica-Based Linkers
Product Name Product No. Loading
4-Ethyl-benzene sulfonamide-functionalized silica gel 537934 0.9 mmol/g
Dimethylsiloxy-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 538027 1.5 mmol/g
3-(Ureido)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552615 1.2 mmol/g
3-(4-Nitrobenzamido)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552623 1.2 mmol/g
4-Benzyl chloride-functionalized silica gel 552631 1.2 mmol/g
4-Bromopropyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552658 1.5 mmol/g
4-Bromophenyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552666 1.0 mmol/g
2-(Carbomethoxy)ethyl-functionalized silica gel 552682 1.6 mmol/g
1-Allyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552704 1.1 mmol/g
4-Carboxybutyl, functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 569836 1.6 mmol/g
Adsorbent for Reversed-Phase Chromatography
Product Name Product No. Loading
Non-Polar
Cyclohexyl-functionalized silica gel 552712 10% carbon
2-(1-Adamantyl)ethyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552720 16% carbon
Phenyl-functionalized silica gel 553492 9% carbon
Octyl-functionalized silica gel 553530 12% carbon
Butyl-functionalized silica gel pore size 60 Å particle size 40-60 µm 553549 8% carbon
Polar
3-(3,4-Cyclohexyldiol)propyl-functionalized silica gel 552747 1.0 mmol/g
2-Cyano-functionalized silica gel 553484 1.5-2.0 mmol/g
Ion Exchange
2-(4-Benzyltrimethylammonium)ethyl-functionalized silica gel, chloride particle size 200-400 mesh 552860 1.1 mmol/g
3-(Tributylammonium)propyl-functionalized silica gel chloride salt 552879 0.5 mmol/g
3-(Trimethylammonium)propyl-functionalized silica gel, chloride 642274 1.2 mmol/g
Specialty
3-(Glycidoxy)propyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 537969 1 mmol/g
2-(3,4-Epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl-functionalized silica gel particle size 200-400 mesh 552739 0.8 mmol/g
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Silica Kits
Product Name Product No.
Bases Kit-Functionalized Silica Gels 579432
Metal Scavengers Kit-Functionalized Silica Gels 578975
Organic Scavengers Kit-Functionalized Silica Gels 578983
Oxidant Kit-Functionalized Silica Gels 579041