Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 61-69Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2012.12.003
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Gold nanoparticles; Catalysis; Cooperatiyity; Molecular recognition; Nanosystems
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- FIRB RINAME project by MIUR [RBAP114AMK_007]
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Clusters of gold atoms in the range 1-100 nm of diameter are unstable and tend to aggregate to form insoluble materials but become very stable once passivated with a monolayer of organic molecules typically anchored on the surface via an Au-S bond. The properties of this monolayer as a reaction loci constitute the topic of this overview of the recent literature. In analyzing the examples reported with functionalized monolayers we show how efficient catalysts these systems may become. Several data point out the occurrence of unusual reaction pathways and significant cooperativity between functional groups not observed not only in monomeric equivalent catalysts but also in other aggregation colloids like micelle and vesicles. The picture that emerges is that of a unique environment mimicking several features of enzymatic processes. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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