In this work, we used the inert substances silicone oil and n-hexane to modulate the solvent environment, and in so doing tailor the preparation of magnesium ethoxide (Mg(OEt)₂) particles. We found the following: (1) nonpolar n-hexane mainly modulates the polarity of the solvent to control the precipitation rate and size of the Mg(OEt)₂ seeds, thereby triggering accelerated nucleation to form small primary particles; and (2) silicone oil (relatively high polarity and viscosity) facilitates the growth and agglomeration stage, to improve inter-particle dispersion and obtain relatively uniform Mg(OEt)₂ particles. We summarized these findings in a common mechanism for preparing Mg(OEt)₂ particles with uniform morphology, small size, and high bulk density as per the synergistic effect of n-hexane and silicone oil. The ratios of silicone oil and n-hexane are flexible, and afford various regular and well-dispersed Mg(OEt)₂ particles that are 5–30 μm in size and 0.2–0.7 g/cm³ in bulk density. The nanoparticles thus have the potential to serve in diverse applications such as catalysis.

在这项工作中，我们所用的惰性物质硅油和Ñ己烷以调制溶剂的环境中，并在这样做裁缝乙醇镁（Mg（上OET）的制备₂）的颗粒。我们发现如下：（1）非极性Ñ己烷主要调制来控制的Mg（OET）的沉淀速率和大小的溶剂的极性_2个种子，从而触发加速成核以形成小的一次颗粒; （2）硅油（相对较高的极性和粘度）促进了生长和附聚阶段，改善了颗粒间的分散并获得了相对均匀的Mg（OEt）₂颗粒。我们在制备Mg（OEt）₂的通用机制中总结了这些发现。颗粒具有均匀的形态，小尺寸和高的堆积密度为每协同效应Ñ正己烷和硅油。硅油和比率Ñ正己烷是柔性的，并且得到各种规则和良好分散的Mg（OET）_2个颗粒，其5-30微米的尺寸和0.2-0.7克/厘米³的堆积密度。因此，纳米颗粒具有在多种应用例如催化中发挥作用的潜力。