title: Carbodithioate-terminated oligo(phenyleneethynylene)s: synthesis and surface functionalization of gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Carbodithioate-terminated bis(phenylene)ethynylenes and oligo(phenyleneethynylene)s have been synthesized from TMSE-protected 4-iododithiobenzoic acid ester (1) and 4-ethynyldithiobenzoic acid ester (3) via Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. TEM and spectroscopic studies demonstrate that the reaction of 4-(phenylethynyl)dithiobenzoate with alkylamine-protected gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) produces the corresponding organocarbodithioate-functionalized AuNPs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA.
authors.forename: Tae-Hong
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Therien