title: Mechanism of formation of palladium nanoparticles: Lewis base assisted, low-temperature preparation of monodisperse nanoparticles.
abstract: Small and cool: The mechanism of formation of amine-capped Pd nanoparticles from [Pd(acac)(2)] (acac=acetylacetonate) is elucidated, and shown to involve Pd-amido and Pd-hydride intermediates. The addition of a Lewis base results in a significant reduction in the temperature at which highly monodisperse nanoparticles are isolated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Renee W Y
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: Adam R C
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Michael O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Wolf