Pt/CS-SiO2 catalyst was prepared by impregnating platinum on chitosan modified mesoporous silica and characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
nitrogen adsorption-desorption (BET)
thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Catalytic performance was evaluated in hydrosilylation of polyether and trisiloxane for synthesizing agricultural synergist. The experimental results showed that Pt was successfully incorporated on modified mesoporous silica at content of 0.85%. The new catalyst had excellent reusability
which still maintained high activity with greater than 90% of both conversion and selectivity after reused seven times. The optimal synthesis condition for agricultural synergist was a mixture of polyether and trisiloxane at a molar ratio of 1:1.1 and 105℃ for 3 h. The agricultural synergist exhibited excellent stability in neutral aqueous solution by hydrolysis assessment at various pH conditions.