Robust Nanocoatings for Nanoparticles

Significance

Methods to create stable functionalized nanoparticles are needed for applications of these materials. The rigid tetrathio-resorcinarene scaffold creates a strong interaction with gold nanoparticles and subsequent acyclic diene meta­thesis polymerization by the first-generation Grubbs catalyst gives well-behaved materials that can be precipitated and redispersed multiple times. These crosslinked nanocoatings can be subjected to oxidation reactions that provide access to a diverse array of functionality.