Magnetic nanoparticles surface-modified with dithiocarbamate
View Patent ↗A surface-modified, magnetic nanoparticle has one or more multi-dentate ligands bound to a surface of a magnetic nanoparticle. The one or more multi-dentate ligands are bound to the surface of the magnetic nanoparticle through one or more dithiocarbamate groups. The one or more multi-dentate ligands may be a compound of Formula II: R 2 NCH 2 [CH 2 NR′CH 2 ] m [CH 2 N(CS 2 − )CH 2 ] q [CH 2 NHCH 2 ] r CH 2 NR″ 2 (II) where each R, R′, and R″ are independently H, a branched ethyleneimine unit, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl; and n is an integer from 1 to about 50.
1. A surface-modified, magnetic nanoparticle comprising one or more multi-dentate ligands comprising two or more dithiocarbamate groups and the one or more multi-dentate ligands are bound through two or more dithiocarbamate groups to a surface of a magnetic nanoparticle.
2. The surface modified magnetic nanoparticle of claim 1 , wherein the one or more multi-dentate ligands further comprise one or more amine groups and a molar ratio of dithiocarbamate groups to amine groups in the multi-dentate ligand is about 1:9 to 9:1.
3. The surface-modified magnetic nanoparticle of claim 1 , wherein the one or more multi-dentate ligands are bound to the surface of the magnetic nanoparticle through at least three dithiocarbamate groups.
4. The surface-modified magnetic nanoparticle of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more multi-dentate ligands are an oligomeric compound of Formula II:
R 2 NCH 2 [CH 2 NR′CH 2 ] m [CH 2 N(CS 2 − )CH 2 ] q [CH 2 NHCH 2 ] r CH 2 NR″ 2 (II)
each R, R′, and R″ are independently H, a branched ethyleneimine unit, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl;
m is an integer from 0 to about 49,
q is an integer from 2 to about 50,
r is an integer from 0 to about 49,
m+q+r≦50; and
the [CH 2 N(CS 2 H)CH 2 ] q units are distributed randomly throughout the oligomer.
5. The surface modified magnetic nanoparticle of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic nanoparticle is γ-Fe 2 O 3 ; Co; FePt alloy; MFe 2 O 4 wherein M is Fe, Co, Mn, or a mixture of any two or more thereof; FePd; CoPd; Mn 3 O 4 ; MnO; Ni; (Y i−x Gd x ) 2 O 3 wherein x is 0 or 1; iron-55-nickel-45 alloy; iron nickel oxide; nickel cobalt oxide; gadolinium(III) oxide; nickel zinc iron oxide; copper zinc iron oxide; copper iron oxide; iron oxide nanopowder; cobalt(II, III) oxide; nickel(II) oxide; or a mixture of any two or more thereof.
6. The surface modified magnetic nanoparticle of claim 1 , further comprising a catalyst.
7. A process of preparing a surface-modified magnetic nanoparticle comprising:
providing a magnetic nanoparticle complexed with one or more mono-dentate ligands; and
exchanging the mono-dentate ligand with one or more multi-dentate ligands;
wherein each of the one or more multi-dentate ligands complex to the magnetic nanoparticle via two or more dithiocarbamate groups.
8. The process of claim 7 , wherein the one or more mono-dentate ligands have a lower binding constant with the magnetic nanoparticle than the binding constant of the one or more multi-dentate ligands for the magnetic nanoparticle.
9. The process of claim 7 , wherein the one or more mono-dentate ligands are an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 22 alkyl carboxylic acid, an unsubstituted or substituted polyalkylene glycol carboxylic acid, or a mixture of any two or more thereof.
10. The process of claim 7 , wherein the one or more multi-dentate ligands are oligomeric compounds of Formula II:
R 2 NCH 2 [CH 2 NR′CH 2 ] m [CH 2 N(CS 2 − )CH 2 ] q [CH 2 NHCH 2 ] r CH 2 NR″ 2 (II)
each R, R′, and R″ are independently H, a branched ethyleneimine unit, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl;
m is an integer from 0 to about 49,
q is an integer from 2 to about 50,
r is an integer from 0 to about 49,
m+q+r≦50; and
the [CH 2 N(CS 2 H)CH 2 ] q units are distributed randomly throughout the oligomer.
11. A support for solid phase synthesis comprising a surface-modified magnetic nanoparticle comprising one or more multi-dentate ligands, wherein the one or more multi-dentate ligands comprise two or more dithiocarbamate groups and the ligands are bound to a surface of a magnetic nanoparticle via two or more dithiocarbamate groups.
12. The support for solid phase synthesis of claim 11 , wherein the one or more multi-dentate ligands are oligomeric compounds of Formula II:
R 2 NCH 2 [CH 2 NR′CH 2 ] m [CH 2 N(CS 2 − )CH 2 ] q [CH 2 NHCH 2 ] r CH 2 NR″ 2 (II)
each R, R′, and R″ are independently H, a branched ethyleneimine unit, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl;
m is an integer from 0 to about 49,
q is an integer from 2 to about 50,
r is an integer from 0 to about 49,
m+q+r≦50; and
the [CH 2 N(CS 2 H)CH 2 ] q units are distributed randomly throughout the oligomer.
13. The support for solid phase synthesis of claim 11 , wherein the one or more multi-dentate ligands are bound to the surface of the magnetic nanoparticle through at least three dithiocarbamate groups.
14. The support for solid phase synthesis of claim 11 , wherein the magnetic nanoparticle is γ-Fe 2 O 3 ; Co; FePt alloy; MFe 2 O 4 wherein M is Fe, Co, Mn, or a mixture of any two or more thereof; FePd; CoPd; Mn 3 O 4 ; MnO; Ni; (Y 1−x Gd x ) 2 O 3 wherein x is 0 or 1; iron-55-nickel-45 alloy; iron nickel oxide; nickel cobalt oxide; gadolinium(III) oxide; nickel zinc iron oxide; copper zinc iron oxide; copper iron oxide; iron oxide nanopowder; cobalt(II, III) oxide; nickel(II) oxide; or a mixture of any two or more thereof.
15. The support for solid phase synthesis of claim 11 , wherein the surface-modified magnetic nanoparticle further comprises a catalyst.
16. The support for solid phase synthesis of claim 11 , wherein the support is configured for use in solid state peptide synthesis.