Functionalization on silica gel with allylsilanes. A new method of covalent attachment of organic functional groups on silica gel.

Treatment of an (allyl)organosilane with silica gel in refluxing toluene brought about deallylation forming an Si-O-Si bond with the silicon on the silica gel. This Si-O-Si bond formation provides us with a new reliable method for the functionalization of a silica gel surface.