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

Alaa Munshi, Vipul Agarwal, Dominic Ho, Colin Raston, Martin Saunders, Nicole Smith, K Iyer

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    Abstract

    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
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Sept 2016

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