Issue 7, 2019

Polymer-grafted gold nanoflowers with temperature-controlled catalytic features by in situ particle growth and polymerization

Abstract

We report a convenient strategy for the synthesis of polymer-grafted gold nanoflowers by combining an activator regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP) and the reduction of metal ions in a one-pot fashion. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-coated gold nanoflowers (PNIPAM-AuNFs) with controllable sizes, shapes, and shell thickness are obtained and applied as temperature-controlled nanoparticle catalysts for the hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol.

Graphical abstract: Polymer-grafted gold nanoflowers with temperature-controlled catalytic features by in situ particle growth and polymerization

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
18 Apr 2019
Accepted
14 May 2019
First published
15 May 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1449-1453

Polymer-grafted gold nanoflowers with temperature-controlled catalytic features by in situ particle growth and polymerization

C. Chen, D. Y. W. Ng and T. Weil, Mater. Chem. Front., 2019, 3, 1449 DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00252A

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