A convenient approach to amphiphilic hyperbranched polymers with thioether shell for the preparation and stabilization of coinage metal (Cu, Ag, Au) nanoparticles. Issue 10 (5th March 2014) - Skaria, Sunny
Abstract Partially functionalized hyperbranched polyglycerols with thioether units have been straight forwardly prepared, leading to globular polymers with core‐shell structure. They are been used as an excellent platform for the preparation and stabilization of long‐term stable coinage metal nanoparticles such as copper (less than 4 nm) and silver (1 to 2 nm) nanoclusters, as well as aggregated gold nanoparticles (12 nm).