Silver–Copper Hollow Nanoshells as Phase‐Transfer Reagents and Catalysts in the Reduction of 4‐Nitroaniline

Chen, Limei; Hu, Peiguang; Peng, Yi; Lu, Jia En; Rojas‐Andrade, Mauricio D.; Chen, Shaowei

doi:10.1002/ppsc.201600358

Silver–Copper Hollow Nanoshells as Phase‐Transfer Reagents and Catalysts in the Reduction of 4‐Nitroaniline

Journal Article · Tue Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Particle & Particle Systems Characterization

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201600358· OSTI ID:1376751

Chen, Limei ^[1]; Hu, Peiguang ^[1]; Peng, Yi ^[1]; Lu, Jia En ^[1]; Rojas‐Andrade, Mauricio D. ^[1]; Chen, Shaowei ^[1]

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064 USA

Cysteine‐stabilized Ag–Cu hollow nanoshells are prepared by the coreduction of silver nitrate and cupric nitrate with sodium borohydride in the presence of sodium thiocyanate. Transmission electron microscopic measurements show that the resulting Ag–Cu nanoshells exhibit a rather uniform size of 57.2 ± 11.9 nm with a shell thickness of 7.9 ± 1.6 nm, and the hollow volume ratio is estimated to be ≈62%. High‐resolution transmission electron microscopic studies show that the nanoshells are composed of nanocrystalline Ag and CuO in segregated domains. Consistent results are obtained in X‐ray diffraction measurements. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis shows that the elemental composition of the nanoshells is consistent with the initial feed ratio of the metal salt precursors. When capped with 1‐dodecanethiol, the hollow nanoshells become dispersible in apolar organic solvents and the cavity may be exploited for the effective phase‐transfer of target molecules such as rhodamine 6G between water and organic media. The Ag–Cu nanoshells also show apparent catalytic activity toward the reduction of 4‐nitroaniline by sodium borohydride, a performance that is markedly better than that of the solid counterparts and comparable to leading results in recent literature based on relevant metal catalysts.

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Journal Information:: Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, Journal Name: Particle & Particle Systems Characterization Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 34; ISSN 0934-0866

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Country of Publication:: Germany

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