Publications [#234034] of Michael J. Therien

Papers Published

  1. Park, T-H; Therien, MJ, "Carbodithioate-terminated oligo(phenyleneethynylene)s: synthesis and surface functionalization of gold nanoparticles.", Organic lettersJuly,, 2007, 9(15), 2779-2782 [17602486], [doi].
    (last updated on 2026/01/19)

    Abstract:
    Carbodithioate-terminated bis(phenylene)ethynylenes and oligo(phenyleneethynylene)s have been synthesized from TMSE-protected 4-iododithiobenzoic acid ester (1) and 4-ethynyldithiobenzoic acid ester (3) via Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. TEM and spectroscopic studies demonstrate that the reaction of 4-(phenylethynyl)dithiobenzoate with alkylamine-protected gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) produces the corresponding organocarbodithioate-functionalized AuNPs.