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On the Stabilization of Gold Nanoparticles over Silica‐Based Magnetic Supports Modified with Organosilanes
Author(s) -
Oliveira Rafael L.,
Zanchet Daniela,
Kiyohara Pedro K.,
Rossi Liane M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201002251
Subject(s) - silanol , surface modification , x ray absorption fine structure , hydrophobic silica , colloidal gold , catalysis , nanoparticle , metal , materials science , metal ions in aqueous solution , chemistry , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , spectroscopy , physics , engineering , quantum mechanics
The immobilization of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) on silica is made possible by the functionalization of the silica surfaces with organosilanes. Au NPs could only be stabilized and firmly attached to silica‐support surfaces that were previously modified with amino groups. Au NPs could not be stabilized on bare silica surfaces and most of the NPs were then found in the solution. The metal–support interactions before and after the Au NP formation, observed by X‐ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS), indicate a stronger interaction of gold(III) ions with amino‐modified silica surfaces than with the silanol groups in bare silica. An amino‐modified, silica‐based, magnetic support was used to prepare an active Au NP catalyst for the chemoselective oxidation of alcohols, a reaction of great interest for the fine chemical industry.