Patent ID: 8198336

Claim:
Alcohol-soluble colloidal nanocrystals comprising: a reaction product of colloidal nanocrystals and a multi-functional compound of the formula X, x ,—(Z n )—Y y where X is an amino group, a thiol group, a phosphonic acid group, a phosphine oxide group, a nitrile group, a thiocyanate group, or a carboxylic acid group, x is an integer and is one or more, Z is a hydrocarbon group, a polyether group, an ethylene oxide group, a propylene oxide group or a mixture thereof, n is from 1 to 20, Y is a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphonic acid group, or an alkoxysilane group and y is an integer and is one or more.