In situ formation of gold nanoparticles within functionalised ordered mesoporous silica via an organometallic ‘chimie douce’ approachElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Table S1: Physical properties of ordered mesoporous materials. Fig. S1: Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms of 1b, B2b and B3b and pore size distributions. Fig. S2: Low angle XRD patterns of 1b, B2b and B3b Fig. S3: UV–VIS spectrum of B3b. Fig. S4: High angle XRD pattern of A3a. Fig. S5: TEM image of A3a. Fig. S6 TEM image of B3b. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b1/b102575a/
Abstract
Functionalized SBA-15 type materials containing mercaptopropyl groups have been used for controlling the growth of gold(0) nanoparticles from HAuCl4 or AuCl(THT) which were chemically complexed within the channels prior to mild chemical reduction.