We demonstrate that hydrocarbon-based non-aromatic molecules can be used as reducing agents to synthesize gold nanoparticles. By using aromaticity as the driving force, stabilized Au particles of size ∼15 nm with twinned structures can be obtained at room temperature.
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N. S. Rao, S. Bolloju, S. Agarwala, D. Patra, K. Narayanaswamy and B. Gopalan, New J. Chem., 2025, 49, 17827 DOI: 10.1039/D5NJ02094H
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