title: Synthesis of 5-Substituted Derivatives of Isophthalic Acid as Non-Polymeric Amphiphilic Coating for Metal Oxide Nanoparticles.
abstract: In the course of development of novel capping ligands with variable steric factor, which will be used as an organic coating for metal oxide nanoparticles, a base-catalyzed nucleophilic oxirane ring-opening addition reaction between dimethyl 5-hydroxyisophthalate and allyl glycidyl ether was studied. The allyl-terminated 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3 adducts and dihydroxylated derivative of the 1-1 adduct, 5-diglyceroxy isophthalic acid, were synthesized. The latter binds to the surface of 5 nm γ-Fe2O3nanoparticles in reaction with their surfactant-free diethylene glycol colloids.
authors.affiliation: Xavier University, Chemistry Department, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, USA.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nilov
authors.affiliation: Xavier University, Chemistry Department, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, USA.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kucheryavy
authors.affiliation: Xavier University, Chemistry Department, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, USA.
authors.forename: Verina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Xavier University, Chemistry Department, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, USA.
authors.forename: Clayton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kidd
authors.affiliation: Xavier University, Chemistry Department, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, USA.
authors.forename: Vladimir L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Kolesnichenko
authors.affiliation: Xavier University, Chemistry Department, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, USA.
authors.forename: Galina Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Goloverda
keywords: capping ligand; epoxide ring-opening addition; metal oxide nanoparticles; solvent-free synthesis