Phosphorus-containing block copolymer templates can control the size and shape of gold nanostructures.

Amphiphilic block copolymers containing phosphine moieties in the main chain are employed as macromolecular ligands for gold(I). The sequential living anionic copolymerization of isoprene (I) and the phosphaalkene, MesP CPh2 (Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) affords the block copolymer [PI]404-b-[MesP-CPh2]32 (1a). The incorporation of gold(I) moieties into this functional copolymer is accomplished by treating 1 with THT.

Macromolecular complexation of poly(methylenephosphine) to gold(I): a facile route to highly metallated polymers.

Alternating phosphorus-carbon polymers are found to be effective ligands for gold(i) to afford [MesP(AuCl)-CPh2]n, a new class of macromolecule with high gold content.

Analysis of the products of the anionic oligomerisation of a phosphaalkene using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.

The first use of MALDI-TOF MS in the study of the products of RLi (R = Me, Bu) initiated oligomerisation of P[double bond, length as m-dash]C bonds is reported. These studies may be considered as models for analogous polymerisation reactions. The detected linear products with R-P and C-H end-groups are consistent with a chain growth mechanism similar to that known for olefins.