Synfacts 2009(1): 0032-0032  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087268
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Nanopores with a Defined Chemical Environment

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jan M. Schnorr
S. A. Dergunov, E. Pinkhassik*
University of Memphis, USA
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Publication History

Publication Date:
18 December 2008 (online)

Significance

The authors developed a method to create nanoparticles with molecular-size pores. Upon formation these pores bear a carboxyl functional group that can be transformed to the acid chloride and subsequently to an amide while keeping the nanoparticles intact.