A catalytic system based on π–π stacking interactions between a pyrene substituted gold NHC catalyst and amphiphilic polymers for alkyne hydration reactions

Pyrene-substituted amphiphilic polymers (P1) were used to stabilize the pyrene-substituted gold complex (Au-1) within the hydrophobic compartment of micellar structures in a methanol/water mixture through non-covalent π–π stacking interactions.