The structured domain of self-assembled monolayers on nanoparticles is an environment that is distinct from the surrounding solvent. Here, we use a Cu(I) catalyst located within this �pocket� to selectively bind and catalyze the reactions of ionic substrates over neutral ones, with bias for such charged substrates over neutral substrates as much as 10-fold. Such selectivity is rationalized in terms of a model that views the monolayer as a low-dielectric environment in which ion-pairing is greatly amplified. Figure 1. <img src='https://acs-archive-assets2.s3.amazonaws.com/239nm/uploads/15875_abstract.jpg' alt='' />

Selective, supramolecular catalysts based on nanoparticle monolayers

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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