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Synthetically Versatile Nitrogen Acyclic Carbene Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have received significant attention as gold nanoparticle stabilizers due to their strong binding affinity towards gold. However, their tunability is limited by the difficulty in obtaining nonsymmetric NHCs. In this regard, N-acyclic carbenes (NACs) are attractive alternatives due to their high synthetic versatility, allowing easy tuning of their steric and electronic properties towards specific applications. This work reports the first series of stable and monodisperse NAC-functionalized gold nanoparticles. These particles with sizes ranging 3.8 to 11.6?nm were characterized using NMR, UV/Vis and TEM. The nanoparticles display good stability at elevated temperatures and for extended periods both dried or dispersed in a medium, as well as in the presence of exogenous thiols. Importantly, these NAC-stabilized gold nanoparticles offer a promising and versatile alternative to NHC-stabilized gold nanoparticles.

SUBMITTER: Rubio GMDM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894353 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

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Synthetically Versatile Nitrogen Acyclic Carbene Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles.

Rúbio Guilherme M D M GMDM Keppler Bernhard K BK Chin Jia Min JM Reithofer Michael R MR

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20201118 68

N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have received significant attention as gold nanoparticle stabilizers due to their strong binding affinity towards gold. However, their tunability is limited by the difficulty in obtaining nonsymmetric NHCs. In this regard, N-acyclic carbenes (NACs) are attractive alternatives due to their high synthetic versatility, allowing easy tuning of their steric and electronic properties towards specific applications. This work reports the first series of stable and monodisp ...[more]

PMID: 32996636

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