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Confinement of CuII -phthalocyanine in a bioinspired hybrid nanoparticle-assembled structure yields selective and
Joydeb Manna1, Arlin Jose Amali, Rohit Kumar Rana
1Nanomaterials Laboratory, I&PC Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007 (India), Fax: (+91) 40-27160921.
Abstract:
Herein, we demonstrate that a bioinspired assembly of silica nanoparticles with polyamines as structure-directing agents similar to that known for the biosilicification of diatoms can pave the way for the efficient encapsulation of sulfonated copper-phthalocyanine in a hybrid microcapsule structure, in which the organic component provides a capable environment for its catalytic activity in epoxidation reactions and the nanoassembled structure imparts stability.
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