Abstract
The mechanism of reduction of AuCl4 -/AuCl3OH- by BH4 - was analyzed by density functional theory (DFT). The results point out that Auatoms 0 are not intermediates in the process. The derived mechanism differs considerably from that reported for the analogous process involving the reduction of Ag(H2O)2 + by BH4 -. Thus, though both processes follow the Creighton procedure, the detailed mechanism differs significantly. For Au, the agglomeration starts with AuH2 -, whereas for Ag, it starts with (H2O)AgH. Stopped-flow measurements support the complicated mechanism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10765-10776 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry A |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue number | 51 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 24 Dec 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 American Chemical Society.
Funding
T.M. thanks Ariel University for a postdoc fellowship. A.S. thanks Ariel University for a Ph.D. student fellowship.
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| Ariel University |
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