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Sep 2026
One-pot installation of N-heterocyclic carbenes on gold nanoparticles through counterion-dependent mild-base activation
N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-stabilized gold nanoparticles offer exceptional chemical and thermal stability, yet their installation typically requires multistep procedures, strong bases, or strictly inert conditions. We report a practical one-pot method that enables high-coverage NHC functionalization of gold nanoparti...
Robert Richstein, Constantin Eisen, Sophie R. Thomas et al.
· Nanoscale · 0 citations