N-Heterocyclic carbene coated metal nanoparticles

Eleanor C. Hurst, Karen Wilson, Ian J. S. Fairlamb, Victor Chechik

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Abstract

N-Heterocyclic carbene coated Au and Pd nanoparticles have been prepared by a ligand exchange reaction; although carbenes quantitatively displaced the thioether and phosphine ligands from the nanoparticle surface, the resultant nanoparticles spontaneously leached metal complexes and aggregated in solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1837-1840
Number of pages4
JournalNEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume33
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Keywords

  • PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLES
  • IONIC LIQUID
  • GOLD NANOPARTICLES
  • HYDROGENATION
  • COORDINATION
  • REACTIVITY
  • COMPLEXES
  • CATALYSIS
  • LIGANDS
  • BEARING

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