Precision Metallopolymers: From Chains to Precision Nanoparticles (A02)

• Subject Area: Preparatory and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
• Term: from 2016 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 259079535

The project investigates the synthesis of functional, well-defined polymer chains, designed for the controlled insertion of metal ions, resulting in single chain nanoparticles (SCNPs). In the initial funding period, a number of metal functionalised SCNPs were synthesised. In the second funding period, we aim at an even higher level of control regarding the number and position of functional groups within the chains, which directly impacts the formation and structure of the metal-SCNP nanoparticles and thus the catalytic activity and selectivity.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1176: Molekulare Strukturierung weicher Materie
• Applicant Institution: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Christopher Barner-Kowollik; Professor Dr. Peter Roesky