title: Multidentate thioether ligands coating gold nanoparticles.
abstract: The design and synthesis of oligomeric ligands based on benzylic thioethers is presented together with their ability to enwrap and stabilize gold nanoparticles with diameters below 2 nm, which become--with increasing length of the oligomer--more monodisperse and stable.
authors.affiliation: University of Basel, Department of Chemistry, St. Johanns-Ring 19, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peterle
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leifert
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Timper
authors.forename: Alla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sologubenko
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayor