title: Heterosupramolecular chemistry: programmed pseudorotaxane assembly at the surface of a nanocrystal.
abstract: Gold nanocrystals, stabilized by thiols covalently bound to a dibenzo[24]crown-8 moiety, have been programmed to recognize and selectively bind dibenzylammonium cations in solution. This results in a self-organization process at the surface of a nanocrystal with the assembly of a pseudorotaxane (see picture).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: (+353) 1-706-2441. donald.fitzmaurice@ucd.ie.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fitzmaurice
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Preece
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stoddart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zaccheroni
keywords: Crown compounds; Nanostructures; Pseudorotaxanes; Self-organization