Palladium nanoparticles stabilised by tris(3-sulfophenyl)phosphine trisodium salt in neat glycerol have been synthesised and fully characterised, starting from both Pd(II) and Pd(0) species. The versatility of this innovative catalytic colloidal solution has been proved by its efficient application in C À X bond formation processes (X = C, N, P, S) and C À C multiple bond hydrogenation reactions. The catalytic glycerol phase could be recycled more than ten times, preserving its activity and selectivity. The scope of each of these processes has demonstrated the power of the as-prepared catalyst, isolating the corresponding expected products in yields higher than 90%. The dual catalytic behaviour of this glycerol phase, associated to the metallic nanocatalysts used in wet medium (molecular-and surface-like behaviour), has allowed attractive applications in onepot multi-step transformations catalysed by palladium, such as C À C coupling followed by hydrogenation, without isolation of intermediates using only one catalytic precursor.
A well-defined poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether-b-poly(lactic acid) copolymer (mPEG-PLA) featuring a new, Y-shaped, architecture with a hydroxyl functional group between the two blocks has been prepared and thoroughly characterized. The functional copolymer was then readily coupled to diglycolyl-cabazitaxel. The resulting copolymer conjugates assembled into stable and monodisperse nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous suspension. The architecture of the copolymer conjugate is shown to impact the spatial distribution of the drug within the nanoparticles. With the Y-shaped architecture, cabazitaxel was found localized at the interface of the hydrophobic PLA core and the hydrophilic mPEG corona of the NPs, as substantiated by variable temperature NMR analysis of the nanoparticles in D2O. Preliminary in vitro release studies reveal dependence on the architecture of the copolymer conjugate. This new approach offers promising perspectives to finely tune the position of the active ingredient in polymeric nanoparticles.
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