title: Synthesis of small gold nanoparticles: Au(I) disproportionation catalyzed by a persulfurated coronene dendrimer.
abstract: Gold nanoparticles with average diameter of 1.0 nm and narrow size distribution can be easily obtained by disproportionation of Au(+) ions, in the presence of a persulfurated coronene dendrimer that favors encounters between Au(+) ions and protects the resulting small nanoparticles from further aggregation.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, I-40126 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bergamini
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balzani
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gingras
authors.forename: Jean-Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Raimundo
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Morandi
authors.forename: Pier Giorgio
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Merli