In a first aspect, the invention relates to a method for preparing a
magnetic bead comprising at least one magnetic particle (M) and a
silica coating, wherein the
silica coating comprises at least two silica
layers, the method comprising steps (a) to (d), wherein at least one of steps (b), (c) and (d) is / are done under
sonication, wherein
sonication is done with an amplitude (peak-to-peak) in the range of from 50 to 250 μm. A second aspect of the invention is related to a
magnetic bead comprising (i) at least one magnetic particle (M) and (ii) a
silica coating, wherein the silica
coating comprises at least two silica
layers; wherein the
magnetic bead is stable against 7.5 M hydrochlorid acid and has a
metal (cation)
leaching rate in 7.5 M
hydrochloric acid in the range of from 0.1 to 10%, wherein the
metal (cation) leaching is determined according to a
complex formation of Fe2+ with bathophenanthroline according to Reference Example 8.2. In a third aspect, the invention relates to a functionalized magnetic bead comprising at least one, magnetic bead according to the second aspect, wherein an outer silica layer is functionalized with at least one group selected from the group consisting of amino group,
azide group,
alkyne group, carboxyl group,
thiol group,
epoxy group,
aryl group and
alkyl group. A fourth aspect of the invention is directed to a process for functionalizing a magnetic bead according to the second aspect comprising at least one magnetic particle (M) and a silica
coating, wherein the silica
coating comprises at least two silica
layers. A fifth aspect of the invention is related to a method for preparing magnetic Fe3O4 supra particles and a sixth aspect relates to the use of a magnetic bead according to the second aspect or of a functionalized according to the fourth aspect for immobilization of
acid stable biocatalysts or for
solid-phase
organic synthesis using acid-stable
linker.