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Title: Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactions of Colloidal Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Journal Article · · ACS Nano

Redox transformations at metal oxide (MOx)/solution interfaces are broadly important, and oxygen atom transfer (OAT) is one of the simplest and most fundamental examples of such reactivity. OAT is a two-electron transfer process, well-known in gas/solid reactions and catalysis. However, OAT is rarely directly observed at oxide/water interfaces, whose redox reactions are typically proposed to occur in one-electron steps. Reported here are stoichiometric OAT reactions of organic molecules with aqueous colloidal titanium dioxide and iridium oxide nanoparticles (TiO2 and IrOx NPs). Me2SO (DMSO) oxidizes reduced TiO2 NPs with the formation of Me2S, and IrOx NPs transfer O atoms to a water-soluble phosphine and a thioether. The reaction stoichiometries were established and the chemical mechanisms were probed using typical solution spectroscopic techniques, exploiting the high surface areas and transparency of the colloids. Furthermore, these OAT reactions, including a catalytic example, utilize the ability of the individual NPs to accumulate many electrons and/or holes. Observing OAT reactions of two different materials, in opposite directions, is a step toward harnessing oxide nanoparticles for valuable multi-electron and multi-hole transformations.

Research Organization:
Yale University, New Haven, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001059; SC0021298
OSTI ID:
2570631
Journal Information:
ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 19; ISSN ANCAC3; ISSN 1936-086X; ISSN 1936-0851
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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