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 letters, vol. 9 no. 15 (July, 2007), pp. 2779-2782, ISSN 1523-7060 [17602486], [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/14)

   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.