title: Sodium borohydride stabilizes very active gold nanoparticle catalysts.
abstract: Long-term stable 3 nm gold nanoparticles are prepared by a simple reaction between HAuCl4 and sodium borohydride in water under ambient conditions which very efficiently catalyze 4-nitrophenol reduction to 4-nitroaniline.
authors.affiliation: ISM, UMR CNRS No. 5255, Univ. Bordeaux, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. d.astruc@ism.u-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deraedt
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gatard
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ciganda
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Astruc
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D001894:Borohydrides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D017612:Gold Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001894:Borohydrides; D002712:Chlorides; D017612:Gold Compounds; D009596:Nitrophenols; C019498:4-nitroaniline; D006046:Gold; C025364:sodium borohydride; C024568:gold tetrachloride, acid; C024836:4-nitrophenol