title: Facile synthesis of highly stable gold nanoparticles and their unexpected excellent catalytic activity for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in water.
abstract: We have demonstrated that poly(2-aminothiophenol)-stablized gold nanoparticles with proper gold size and polymer thickness are active catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl halides with arylboronic acids in water and air for the first time. High yields can be obtained with aryl halides or arylboronic acids bearing a variety of substituents. This new finding will undoubtedly broaden the application of gold nanoparticles in organic catalytic reactions.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, PR China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo