Abstract

Liquid-crystalline gold nanoparticles were prepared by grafting mesomorphic [Formula: see text],[Formula: see text]-unsaturated carbonyl olefins onto the organic shell of gold nanoparticles containing terminal olefin ligands by applying the olefin cross-metathesis. The latter reaction was performed under standard conditions using second-generation Grubbs catalyst. The title materials were found to be stable up to 200[Formula: see text] C and gave rise to the formation of smectic A phases in agreement with the structure and nature of the liquid-crystalline promoters. The olefin cross-metathesis proved to be a reaction of choice for the design of liquid-crystalline nanoparticles.

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