Gold nanoparticles as catalysts for polymerization of alkylsilanes to siloxane nanowires, filaments, and tubes.
Nanoparticles of gold prepared by condensation of gold vapor in cold pentanone serve as active catalysts for the polymerization of an alkylsilane C18H35SiH3 with water, to form nanowires and filaments. This reaction takes place under relatively mild conditions (refluxing pentanone).
Prasad
B L V
BL
Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA.
Stoeva
Savka I
SI
Sorensen
Christopher M
CM
Zaikovski
Vladimir
V
Klabunde
Kenneth J
KJ