Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU (UK), Fax: (+44)1509‐22‐3925
Abstract:
Empty glass : Subjecting ethylene glycol silica sodalite to heat (680 °C) under a nitrogen atmosphere (i) successfully removes the templating agent to give cubic silica sodalite, which, upon consequent heating under an oxygen atmosphere (ii), transforms into a rhombohedral form of the empty sodalite, in effect a novel polymorph of silica.
