Title

Norbornene-functionalized diblock copolymers via ring-opening metathesis polymerization for magnetic nanoparticle stabilization

Authors

Authors

K. D. Belfield;L. Zhang

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Chem. Mat.

Keywords

RUTHENIUM CARBENE COMPLEXES; IRON-OXIDE NANOCLUSTERS; OLEFIN METATHESIS; BLOCK-COPOLYMERS; AQUEOUS-MEDIA; FILMS; Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

There are a number of strategies in molecular nanoscience to prepare stabilized magnetic nanocomposites, including the use of polymeric surfactants. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization ( ROMP) was used to prepare a series of novel, well-defined diblock copolymers of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene 2-carboxylic acid 2-cyanoethyl ester and bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, consisting of both anchoring and steric stabilizing blocks. Cyanoester groups were incorporated into the norbornene polymers to chelate and stabilize iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles. These polynorbornene-based copolymers were characterized by GPC, along with H-1 NMR, FTIR, DSC, and TGA. Nanostructured maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3) magnetic ferrofluids were prepared using diblock copolymers as stabilizers in toluene or cyclohexanone, via thermal decomposition of Fe(CO)(5) and subsequent oxidation of the iron nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscopic images showed a highly crystalline structure of monodispersed gamma-Fe2O3 nanoparticles, with average particle sizes varying from 5 to 7 nm.

Journal Title

Chemistry of Materials

Volume

18

Issue/Number

25

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

5929

Last Page

5936

WOS Identifier

WOS:000242515600020

ISSN

0897-4756

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