Monolayer-protected clusters of silver have been synthesised by the NaBH4 reduction of a mixture of silver nitrate and the crown ether (6-mercaptohexyloxy) methyl-15-crown-5, or the triosmium cluster derivative Os3 (μ-H)(CO) 10 [(6-mercaptohexyloxy) methyl-15-crown-5]. The nanoparticles showed good stability, are soluble in a wide range of organic solvents, and are luminescent.
[Flink, Simon; Boukamp, Bernard A.; Van Den Berg, Albert; Van Veggel, Frank C. J. M.; Reinhoudt, David N. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1998 , vol. 120, # 19 p. 4652 - 4657]
[Flink, Simon; Boukamp, Bernard A.; Van Den Berg, Albert; Van Veggel, Frank C. J. M.; Reinhoudt, David N. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1998 , vol. 120, # 19 p. 4652 - 4657]
