I. Introduction 2373
II. Zeolites Containing Mesopores 2374
III. Pillared Layered Solids 2376
A. Pillar-Layered Silicates as Acid Catalysts 2377
1. Nature of the Acid Sites 2377
2. Influence of Activation Conditions on Acidity 2378
3. Catalytic Activity of Acid PLS 2379
B. Pillar Layered Silicates as Redox Catalysis 2383
C. New Perspectives for Pillared Materials 2383
III. Silica-Aluminas with Narrower Pore Size Distribution 2385
IV. Ordered Mesoporous Materials 2386
A. Synthesis of Silica M41S Molecular Sieves Materials 2386
1. Direct Synthesis 2386
2. Indirect Synthesis 2390
B. Synthesis of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves Containing Elements Other Than Silica 2391
C. Characterization of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves 2395
D. Catalytic Properties of Mesoporous Materials with Long-Range Crystallinity 2400
1. Acid Catalysis 2400
2. Base Catalysis 2406
3. Redox Catalysis 2407
E. Ordered Mesoporous as Support 2410
1. Supporting Acids and Bases 2410
2. Supporting Metals and Oxides 2411
3. Supporting Active Species for Selective Oxidation 2412
V. Conclusions and Perspectives 2413
VI. Acknowledgments 2414
VII. References 2414

1. Introduction 3790
2. Synthesis of Organosulfonic-Functionalized Mesostructured Materials  3791
2.1. Postoxidation of Anchored Mercaptopropyl Groups            3791
2.2. In-Situ Oxidation of Mercaptopropyl Groups by a Direct Synthesis Procedure 3793
3. Propylsulfonic-Modified Mesostructured Materials as Catalysts for Acid-Catalyzed Reactions 3795
3.1. Preparation of Monoglycerides through Esterification Reactions 3795
3.2. Condensation and Addition Reactions 3797
3.3. Alcohols Coupling to Ethers 3798
4. Hydrophobicity Control of Pore Surface in Organosulfonic-Modified Mesostructured Materials 3799
5. Tuning the Acid Strength of Anchored Sulfonic-Acid Sites: Expanding the Catalytic Applications of Organosulfonic-Modified Mesostructured Materials 3801
5.1. Arenesulfonic-Acid Groups Anchored onto Mesostructured Materials 3801
5.1.1. Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Aromatic Compounds 3801
5.1.2. Fries Rearrangement of Phenyl Acetate 3803
5.1.3. Beckmann Rearrangement 3804
5.2. Cooperative Effect of Close Sulfonic-Acid Groups for Enhancement of Acid Strength 3804
5.3. Anchoring of Perfluorosulfonic-Acid Sites onto Mesoporous Materials 3805
6. Organosulfonic-Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica 3807
7. Summary and Outlook 3810
8. References 3810