Toward chemical propulsion: Synthesis of ROMP-propelled nanocars

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-90

  Godoy, Jazmin ^a   Vives, Guillaume ^a   Tour, James M ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Grubbs catalyst; Nanocars; Nanomachines; Ring opening metathesis polymerization

Indexed keywords

1 ,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE; BENZYLIDENE; CHEMICAL PROPULSION; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRUBBS CATALYSTS; METATHESIS CATALYSTS; NANOCARS; NANOMACHINES; NORBORNENES; OLEFIN METATHESIS; RING OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; OLEFINS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 79959986120     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn102775q     Document Type: Article

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