Silica Hybrid Containing （ R ）-2, 2＇-Binaphtho-20-crown-6 Moieties via the Sol-Gel Process

(R)-6,6'-Bis(triethoxysilylethen-2-yl)-2,2-'binaphtho-20-crown-6(precursor,R-2) derived form(R)-2,2-BINOL derivative was synthesized by Pd-catelyzed Heck reaction of (R)-6-6'-dibromo-2,2'-binaphtoh-20-crown-6(R-1) intermediate with vinyltriethoxysilane. The hydrolysis and polycondensatlon ofthe precursor gave rise to the corresponding xerogei. Both pre cursor and xerogei were analysed by NMR, FT-IR, UV, CD spectra, fluorescent spectroscopy, polarimetry and elemental analysis. The precursor and xerogei can emit strong blue fluorescenee and are expected to have the potential appficatiou inthe separation of chiral molecules as fluorescent sensor. The precursor exhibits strong Cotton effect in its circular dichroism (CD) spectrum indicating that it is a highly rigid structure.