title: The preparation of organically functionalized chromium and nickel nanoparticles.
abstract: Nanoparticles of chromium or nickel have been prepared by the reduction of either CrCl2 or Ni(acac)2 (acac = pentane-2,4-dionate) at elevated temperatures in various Lewis base solvents; the effect of the Lewis base, which acts as both a reaction solvent and passivating ligand on morphology are apparent; the nanostructures have been analysed by NMR, IR, TEM and XRD.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, South Kensington, London, UK SW7 2AY.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Brien