Dendrimer-encapsulated metal

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Dendrimer interior functional groups and cavities can retain guest molecules selectively, depending on the nature of the guest and the dendritic endoreceptors, the cavity size, the structure, and the chemical composition of the peripheric groups. Two main methods are known for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles inside dendrimers. The first method consists of the direct reduction of dendrimer-encapsulated metal ions (Scheme 9.4) the second method corresponds to the displacement of less-noble metal clusters with more noble elements [54]. 

Crooks, M. et al., Dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles synthesis, characterization, and applications to catalysis, Acc. Chem. Res., 34, 181, 2001. 

Crooks RM, Lemon III BI, Yeung LK, Zhao M (2001) Dendrimer-Encapsulated Metals and Semiconductors Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications. 212 81-135... 

R. W. J. Scott, O. M. Wilson, and R. M. Crooks, Titania-supported Au and Pd composites synthesized from dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoparticle precursors, Chem. Mater. 16, 5682-5688 (2004). 

Dendrimer-Encapsulated Metals and Semiconductors Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications... 

This chapter describes composite materials composed of dendrimers and metals or semiconductors. Three types of dendrimer/metal-ion composites are discussed dendrimers containing structural metal ions, nonstructimal exterior metal ions, and nonstructiu al interior metal ions. Nonstructural interior metal ions can be reduced to yield dendrimer-encapsulated metal and semiconductor nanoparticles. These materials are the principal focus of this chapter. Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) and poly(propylene imine) dendrimers, which are the two commercially available families of dendrimers, are in many cases monodisperse in size. Accordingly, they have a generation-dependent munber of interior tertiary amines. These are able to complex a range of metal ions including Pd +, and Pt +. The maximmn munber... 

Dendrimer-Encapsulated Metal Ions, Metals, and Semiconductors. 90... 

This section briefly describes dendrimer-encapsulated metal particles, a new family of composite materials, and their applications to catalysis. 

The first step in the preparation of dendrimer-encapsulated metal and semiconductor particles involves complexation of metal ions with the dendrimer in-... 

The first studies of dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles focused on Cu [82]. This is because Cu + complexes with PAMAM and PPI dendrimers are very well behaved and have easily interpretable UV-vis and EPR spectra. For example, Fig. 4a shows absorption spectra for Cu + coordinated to different ligands. In the absence of dendrimer and in aqueous solutions Cu + exists primarily as [Cu(H20)g] +, which gives rise to a broad, weak absorption band centered at 810 nm. This corresponds to the well-known d-d transition for Cu in a tetra-gonally distorted octahedral or square-planar ligand field. 

Synthesis and Characterization of Dendrimer-Encapsulated Metal Nanoparticles... 

In this section, two methods used to prepare dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoclusters are discussed direct reduction of dendrimer-encapsulated metal ions and displacement of less noble metal clusters with more noble elements. 

In the previous section, it was shown that dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoclusters can be prepared by direct reduction if the corresponding metal ions can... 

Two classes of catalysts account for most contemporary research. The first class includes transition-metal nanoparticles (e.g., Pd, Pt), their oxides (e.g., RUO2), and bimetallic materials (e.g., Pt/Ni, Pt/Ru) [104,132-134]. The second class, usually referred to as molecular catalysts, includes all transition-metal complexes, such as metalloporphyrins, in which the metal centers can assume multiple oxidation states [ 135 -137]. Previous studies have not only yielded a wealth of information about the preparation and catalytic properties of these materials, but they have also revealed shortcomings where further research is needed. Here we summarize the main barriers to progress in the field of metal-particle-based catalysis and discuss how dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles might provide a means for addressing some of the problems. 

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