title: Synthesis and characterization of aryl thioacetyl styrene monomers: Towards a new generation of SERS-active polymers.
abstract: A new family of thioacetyl styrene derivatives was synthesized in good isolated yields for the preparation of spectroscopically-encoded SERS-active polymers.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2M9, Canada.
authors.forename: Baker Jawabrah
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Al-Hourani
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bravo-Vasquez
authors.forename: L Hermann
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: High
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fenniri