Issue 22, 2020

Effect of temperature on B(C6F5)3-catalysed reduction of germanium alkoxides by hydrosilanes – a new route to germanium nanoparticles

Abstract

Reduction of Ge(OBu)4 with PhMe2SiH catalyzed by B(C6F5)3 at ambient temperature leads to GeH4. We discovered that a higher temperature (above 100 °C) completely changes the reaction course by producing germanium nanoparticles (Ge NPs) in high yield. This process provides a simple one-pot method for Ge NPs synthesis from readily available substrates under mild conditions.

Graphical abstract: Effect of temperature on B(C6F5)3-catalysed reduction of germanium alkoxides by hydrosilanes – a new route to germanium nanoparticles

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Apr 2020
Accepted
27 May 2020
First published
27 May 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 7319-7323

Effect of temperature on B(C6F5)3-catalysed reduction of germanium alkoxides by hydrosilanes – a new route to germanium nanoparticles

S. Rubinsztajn, U. Mizerska, J. Zakrzewska, P. Uznanski, M. Cypryk and W. Fortuniak, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 7319 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT01555E

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