title: Design of liquid-crystalline gold nanoparticles by click chemistry.
abstract: Mesomorphic alkyne-based first- and second-generation dendrons were grafted onto gold nanoparticles carrying azide groups under click reaction conditions. The nanoparticles decorated with the dendrons displayed liquid-crystalline properties and good thermal stability.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie, Université de Neuchâtel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mischler
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deschenaux