title: Synthesis of metal nanoparticles stabilized by metal-carbon bonds.
abstract: A new method for the preparation of metal nanoparticles in organic media is proposed. This is based on the formation of metal-carbon bonds after reduction of the corresponding diazonium derivative of the capping ligand. The particles are very stable due to the strong metal-ligand covalent bond, and the proposed method appears to be an alternative for the preparation of monolayer-protected metal nanoparticles when the formation of metal-sulfur or metal-nitrogen bonds needs to be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nanoscale Science, Chemistry Department, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK. famir@liv.ac.uk
authors.forename: Fakhradin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mirkhalaf
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paprotny
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schiffrin