Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Wang, Xiaosong"
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Bulk Supramolecular Polymerization via “Weak” Hydrogen Bonds and Aromatic Interactions: Recognizing the Potential of Metal Coordination Geometry
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-25)Bulk supramolecular polymers offer an attractive strategy for the development of functional materials. The use of small molecule monomers is of particular interest, because they maximize the potential of a fully reversible ... -
Effective Synthesis of Iron-Carbonyl Small Rings and Macrocycles via Migratory Insertion Reactions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Migratory insertion reactions (MIRs) of PFpR [PFp = (PPh2(CH2)3Cp)Fe(CO)2, R = (CH2)5CH3 or (CH2)4CH=CH2], which involve migratory insertion polymerization (MIP) and intramolecular migratory insertion cyclization (MIC), ... -
Nano-confined water within the membrane of self-assembled vesicles
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-01)The hydrophobic metal carbonyl complexes, known as FpR (Fp = (Cp)Fe(PPh3)(CO)(CO−), Cp = cyclopentadiene, R = C3Bithiophene, C6Pyrene, C6Azobenzene or C6), self-assembles into stable colloids in water. The colloids are ... -
Nonamphiphilic Assembly of Metal Carbonyl Complexes: Chemical Structure, Kinetics, and Hydrophobic Effect
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-30)Self-assembly is an effective approach for the synthesis of various nanostructures. Assembly of amphiphilic molecules has been well developed, which are mostly thermodynamic controlled. Although the importance of kinetics ... -
Surface modification of cellulose nanocrystal for advanced applications
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-18)Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are bio-based nanoparticles, which display an array of interesting properties related to their renewability, biocompatibility, high tensile strength and elastic modulus, high aspect ratio, low ... -
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Metal Carbonyl Building Blocks for Aqueous Colloids with Aggregation-Induced Functions
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-06)Metal carbonyl complexes (MCCs) are potentially useful for a range of biomedical applications, including cell imaging and bioassay. However, the poor solubility and stability of MCCs in water remain obstacles to their use ... -
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Metal Carbonyl Organometallic Macromolecules Prepared via Migration Insertion Polymerization
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-18)Migration insertion polymerization (MIP) has been developed for the synthesis of air-stable metal carbonyl polymers. CpFe(CO)₂(CH₂)₃PPh₂ (FpP) was synthesized as a monomer. The solution polymerization of FpP at a monomer ... -
Synthesis and Solution Behaviour of CpFe(CO)(PPh3)[CO(CH2)3N(CH3)2] (FpC3NMe2)
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-18)Metal carbonyl (MC) colloids in water have a wide range of biomedical applications. The Fp-acyl (Fp: CpFe(CO)2) derivatives are one kind of MC molecules that can be synthesized through migration insertion reaction (MIR). ... -
Synthesis of Cyclodextrin-Complexed Metal Carbonyl Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-10)The synthesis of metal carbonyl (MC) polymers has been explored for decades, but well-defined and well-characterized MC polymers are rarely reported mainly due to the chemical instability of MC complexes. To address this ...