Metallodendrimers in three oxidation states with electronically interacting metals and stabilization of size-selected gold nanoparticles

Yanlan Wang, Lionel Salmon, Jaime Ruiz and Didier Astruc ()
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Yanlan Wang: ISM, UMR CNRS No. 5255, Université de Bordeaux
Lionel Salmon: LCC, CNRS, 205 Route de Narbonne
Jaime Ruiz: ISM, UMR CNRS No. 5255, Université de Bordeaux
Didier Astruc: ISM, UMR CNRS No. 5255, Université de Bordeaux

Nature Communications, 2014, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Metallodendrimers containing redox-robust centres may have applications in molecular redox recognition, sensing, biosensing and catalysis. So far, however, no metallodendrimer is known in several oxidation states. Here we report metallodendrimers with two electronically communicating iron centres that are stable and isolated in both the FeII and FeIII oxidation states, and in addition as class-II mixed-valent FeIIFeIII complexes. These dendrons are branched to arene-centred dendrimer cores either by Sonogashira coupling or ‘click’ reactions. The latter reaction involves the introduction of intradendritic 1,2,3-triazolyl ligands, which allows investigation of the selective role of these ligands in intradendritic AuIII coordination and Au0 nanoparticle stabilization. As a result, and using the various metallodendrimers with different oxidation states, small Au0 nanoparticles are intradendritically stabilized by the triazole ligands, whereas with the related non-‘click’ dendrimers large Au0 nanoparticles are formed outside the dendrimers and stabilized by a group of dendrimers.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4489

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