Chemical Communications Pub Date : 01/12/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4CC09778E
Abstract
Organic solvent soluble gold nanoparticles based on pillar[5]arenes were prepared for the first time. They can reversibly aggregate and disassemble based on photo[4+4] cycloaddition of anthracene and can be used as recyclable catalysts.
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