Sulfide-capped wire-like metallaynes as connectors for Au nanoparticle assemblies.
A new series of Ru2(DMBA)4(oligo(phenyleneethyne))2 compounds bearing sulfide termini was synthesized; structural characterization revealed both the rigid rod nature and extended pi-conjugation in these metallaynes; in the presence of these metallaynes, Au nanoparticles readily assembled into dimers and chains with well-defined inter-dimer distances.
Ying
Jie-Wen
JW
Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-0431, USA.
Sobransingh
David R
DR
Xu
Guo-Lin
GL
Kaifer
Angel E
AE
Ren
Tong
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