Nanopod Formation Through Gold Nanoparticle Templated and Catalyzed Crosslinking of Polymers Bearing Pendant Propargyl Ethers

摘要

A novel method for synthesizing polymer nanopods from a linear polymer bearing pendant propargyl ether groups, using gold nanoparticles as both the template and the catalyst for the crosslinking reaction, is reported. The transformations involved in the crosslinking process are unprecedented on the surface of a gold particle. A tentative crosslinking mechanism is proposed.