SYNTHESIS OF THIOL-DERIVATIZED GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN A 2-PHASE LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEM

Authors
BRUST M WALKER M BETHELL D SCHIFFRIN DJ WHYMAN R
Citation
M. Brust et al., SYNTHESIS OF THIOL-DERIVATIZED GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN A 2-PHASE LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEM, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (7), 1994, pp. 801-802
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
801 - 802
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1994):7<801:SOTGNI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Using two-phase (water-toluene) reduction of AuCl4- by sodium borohydr ide in the presence of an alkanethiol, solutions of 1-3 nm gold partic les bearing a surface coating of thiol have been prepared and characte rised; this novel material can be handled as a simple chemical compoun d.