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Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications


Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications was published between 1972 - 1995.


Paper

J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1994, 801 - 802, DOI: 10.1039/C39940000801


Synthesis of thiol-derivatised gold nanoparticles in a two-phase Liquid–Liquid system

Mathias Brust, Merryl Walker, Donald Bethell, David J. Schiffrin and Robin Whyman


Using two-phase (water–toluene) reduction of AuCl4 by sodium borohydride in the presence of an alkanethiol, solutions of 1–3 nm gold particles bearing a surface coating of thiol have been prepared and characterised; this novel material can be handled as a simple chemical compound.