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JOURNAL OF OLEO SCIENCE
Volume 69, Issue 8, Pages 871-882Publisher
JAPAN OIL CHEMISTS SOC
DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess20063
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surfactant; N-heterocyclic carbene; gold; nanoparticle; catalysis
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In this study, an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-based metal coordinate surfactant (MCS), NHCAu-MCS, in which the NHC framework afforded the bonding of the Au(I) at the linkage of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties, was synthesized. The structure of NHC-Au-MCS was confirmed by H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopic measurements together with elemental analysis. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization (MALDI), laser desorption/ionization (LDI), and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) indicated the distinct reactivity of NHC-Au-MCS, such as the exchange of Br to CI and the formation of a cationic Au complex, where the two NHC ligands were coordinated to an Au(I) center upon laser activation. The surface tension and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements revealed that the coordination of Au(I) to NHC reduced the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of NHC-Au-MCS (1.3 x 10(-5) M), which resulted in the formation of micelles at concentrations higher than the CMC in water. We also confirmed that the surface-active Au(I) complex of NHC-Au-MCS catalyzed the hydration of 1-dodecyne to 2-dodecanone in water in the absence of an organic solvent. On the basis of the detailed mechanistic investigations regarding the reactivity of NHC-Au-MCS, we revealed that NHC-Au-MCS partially translated into Au nanoparticles (AuNPs), which facilitated alkyne hydration. These mechanistic studies were supported by UV-vis measurements, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and LDI-MS.
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