The microwave heating technique has been widely used in various organic and inorganic syntheses, and it has been reported that this technique provides the desired compounds quickly and easily. In this work, we applied microwave heating to synthesize redox-active organic nanoparticles consisting of hyperbranched viologen units. By the precise temperature control afforded by use of microwave irradiation, we succeeded in controlling the growth and termination reactions kinetically and preparing viologen nanoparticles in one-pot. We also demonstrated that the size of the nanoparticles can be controlled by varying the temperature program.
- Kenya Komoda
- Takehiro Kawauchi
