A novel method for synthesizing polymer nanopods from a linear polymer bearing pendant propargyl ether groups, using gold nanoparticles as both the template and the catalyst for the crosslinking reaction, is presented. The nanopods can be controlled in size, and have a small polydispersity. The chemical transformations involved in the crosslinking process are unprecedented on the surface of a gold particle. A tentative crosslinking mechanism is proposed.

Gold nanoparticle templated and catalyzed formation of nanopods using polymers bearing pendant propargyl ethers

241st National Meeting (2011)

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