Triethylsilane as a mild and efficient reducing agent for the preparation of alkanethiol-capped gold nanoparticles.
The reaction of HAuCl(4).4H(2)O and n-C(12)H(25)SH with 1 equiv. of Et(3)SiH in an organic solvent affords spherical gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with narrow dispersity.
Sugie
Atsushi
A
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, Japan.
Somete
Takashi
T
Kanie
Kiyoshi
K
Muramatsu
Atsushi
A
Mori
Atsunori
A
D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D012821:Silanes; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C512918:triethylsilane; D006046:Gold