An ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) with controllable molecule crystal and platelet graphitic pore walls, which is directionally grown on the internal pore walls of SBA-15 or anchors at liquid/silica interfaces by molecule engineering, has been investigated as lithium ion anodes. It is found that the OMC exhibits high kinetics, rate and cycling performance. The i(0) and D-Li are almost constant after 50 cycles. OMC shows a high reversible specific capacity of 153.9 mAh g(-1) at the current density as high as 3500 mA g(-1). The excellent electrochemical performance could be attributed to the presence of the porosity and platelet graphitic pore walls. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.