Halogen Bonding: A Supramolecular Entry for Assembling Nanoparticles

Tanya Shirman, Talmon Arad, Milko E. van der Boom

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2009 · 105 citations · 34 references

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Abstract

A new glue: Supramolecular assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs, see picture) mediated by halogen bonding interactions is demonstrated. The primary time-dependent assembly of functionalized AuNPs controls the inner structure, whereas the appearance of the overall hybrid structures can be engineered by varying the concentration of the organic linker.

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