Magnetically Directed Assembly of Nanocrystals for Catalytic Control of a Three-Component Coupling Reaction

Alaa M. Munshi, Vipul Agarwal, Dominic Ho, C.L. Raston, Martin Saunders, Nicole M. Smith, K. Swaminathan Iyer

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Abstract

© 2016 American Chemical Society. Randomly distributed colloidal magnetic nanoparticles in solution are polarized in the presence of an external magnetic field, and the interparticle dipole-dipole attraction drives their assembly into linear chains. In this Communication, we report using a model A3-coupling reaction, that the field-directed self-assembly of gold-coated magnetite (Fe3O4@Au) nanoparticles can be used to remotely control the rate of reaction by manipulating their colloidal assembly of catalyst in situ.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4773-4776
Number of pages4
JournalCrystal Growth and Design
Volume16
Issue number9
Early online date25 Jul 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Sep 2016

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