title: Synthesis of Sulfur-Containing Aryl and Heteroaryl Vinyls via Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling for the Preparation of SERS-Active Polymers.
abstract: The preparation of sulfur-containing aryl and heteroaryl vinyl co-monomers via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling between the corresponding mercaptomethyl arylboronates and in situ-generated vinyl bromides is described. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) studies of the target compounds on gold nanoparticles confirmed their potential as spectroscopic tags in the fabrication of SERS-encoded polymers for combinatorial screening and biomedical diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada.
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perez-Pineiro
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Puebla
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wigginton
authors.forename: Baker Jawabrah
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Al-Hourani
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fenniri