Hi There,
What is the purpose of the citrate ions used when making gold nanoparticles? Is it to prevent continued growth of the nanoparticles? I'm trying to think of at least 2 reasons citrate is used?
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- Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:55 am
- Forum: Chemistry forum
- Topic: Nanoparticles? Citrate ion?
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- Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:55 pm
- Forum: Chemistry forum
- Topic: Work-up? What's going on?
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Work-up? What's going on?
Hello :) The reaction below is a Lewis Acid (CuSO4) catalysed reaction of cyclopentadiene with glyoxylic acid in water (see link): http://i63.tinypic.com/j9aadl.png The work-up then involved extracting the excess cyclopentadiene in cyclohexane and collecting the product in the aqueous water layer. T...
- Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:52 am
- Forum: Chemistry forum
- Topic: Mechanism help?
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- Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:05 pm
- Forum: Chemistry forum
- Topic: Mechanism help?
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Mechanism help?
Hi There,
Could someone help me draw a mechanism for the reaction between tetrahydropyran and acetyl bromide?
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Could someone help me draw a mechanism for the reaction between tetrahydropyran and acetyl bromide?
Thanks