Generation of size-controlled Pd0 nanoclusters inside nanoporous domains of gel-type resins:: Diverse and convergent evidence that supports a strategy of template-controlled synthesis

Resin molds for clusters: The nanoporous domains of a gel-type microporous functional resin are used as templates for the production of size-controlled Pd° nanoclusters, the size of which is governed by the largest mesh available (see picture). Inverse steric exclusion chromatography provides the quantitative estimate of resin nanoporosity in its swollen state.