Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.5, 452-453, 2003
New type of monodispersed gold nanoparticles capped by myristate and PPh3 ligands prepared by controlled thermolysis of [Au(C13H27COO)(PPh3)]
Controlled thermolysis of gold(I) complex, [Au(C13H27COO)(PPh3)], at 180degreesC for 5 h under an N-2 atmosphere affords the new type of monodispersed spherical gold nanoparticles capped by myristate and a small amount of PPh3 ligands (average diameter 23 +/- 1.5 nm), in spite of no use of solvent, reducing agent and stabilizer.