Fig. 1: Synthesis of a decorated bead.
From: Decorating polymer beads with 1014 inorganic-organic [2]rotaxanes as shown by spin counting
a General overview. b Reaction conditions: (i) Pivalic acid, 2NiCO3·3Ni(OH)2·4H2O, CrF3·4H2O, 140 °C, 24 h; (ii) Pentynoic acid, DCC, DMAP, THF, 50 °C, 16 h; (iii) 4-Carboxy-TEMPO, DCC, DMAP, CH2Cl2, RT, 48 h. (iv) Azide-terminated polystyrene beads, [Cu(MeCN)4]PF6, CH2Cl2:DMF (3:2), RT, 72 h. † - 115 ± 35 μm. ‡ - 10 ± 1 μm. TEMPO 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl, DCC N,N′-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, DMAP 4-Dimethylaminopyridine, THF tetrahydrofuran.
