title: Inverse-micelle-encapsulated water-enabled bond breaking of dialkyl diselenide/disulfide: a critical step for synthesizing high-quality gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Inverse-micelle-encapsulated water formed in the two-phase Brust-Schiffrin method (BSM) synthesis of Au nanoparticles (NPs) is identified as essential for dialkyl diselenide/disulfide to react with the Au(III) complex in which the Se-Se/S-S bond is broken, leading to formation of higher-quality Au NPs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, USA.
authors.forename: Oksana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zaluzhna
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Yuye J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Tong
mesh_terms: D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D008823:Micelles; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds; D014867:Water; D006046:Gold