title: Sodium-Naphthalenide-Driven Synthesis of Base-Metal Nanoparticles and Follow-up Reactions.
abstract: Mo(0), W(0), Fe(0), Ru(0), Re(0), and Zn(0) nanoparticles—essentially base metals—are prepared as a general strategy by a sodium naphthalenide ([NaNaph])-driven reduction of simple metal chlorides in ethers (1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME), tetrahydrofuran (THF)). All the nanoparticles have diameters ≤10 nm, and they can be obtained either as powder samples or long-term stable suspensions. Direct follow-up reactions (e.g., Mo(0)+S8, FeCl3+AsCl3, ReCl5+MoCl5), moreover, allow the preparation of MoS2, FeAs2, or Re4Mo nanoparticles of similar size as the pristine metals (≤10 nm).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 15, 76131 Karlsruhe (Germany).
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schöttle
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 7, 76131 Karlsruhe (Germany).
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bockstaller
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 7, 76131 Karlsruhe (Germany).
authors.forename: Radian
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 7, 76131 Karlsruhe (Germany).
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gerthsen
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 15, 76131 Karlsruhe (Germany). claus.feldmann@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feldmann
keywords: base metals; nanoparticles; sodium naphthalenide; synthetic methods