One-step synthesis of hydrophobized gold nanoparticles of controllable size by the reduction of aqueous chloroaurate ions by hexadecylaniline at the liquid–liquid interface

Saikat Mandal, Suguna Adyanthaya, Murali Sastry

Chemical Communications · 2002 · 96 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Vigorous stirring of a biphasic mixture containing hexadecylaniline in chloroform and aqueous chloroauric acid results in the formation of gold nanoparticles of controllable size in the organic phase.

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