First synthesis of air-stable NiZn homogeneous alloy nanoparticles through chemical reduction

Air-stable NiZn homogeneous alloy nanoparticles were synthesized by sodium–naphthalenide-driven reduction at the controlled reduction speed of Ni and Zn ions.

Application of Ferrocene-Bridged N-Heterocyclic Carbene Stabilised Bis-Phosphinidenes in Sn(II) Complexation

Two new bidentate ferrocene-bridged bis(N-heterocyclic carbene-phospinidenes) (bisNHCPs) were successfully isolated by treating 1,1’-bis-(dichlorophosphine)ferrocene with N-heterocyclic carbenes, followed by dechlorination using sodium naphthalenide. The bisNHCPs were used in complexation of various...

Control of near infrared photoluminescence properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes by functionalization with dendrons

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were functionalized by reacting them with sodium naphthalenide and dendrons to control their photoemission in the near-IR region.

Ammonia synthesis over Co–Mo alloy nanoparticle catalyst prepared via sodium naphthalenide-driven reduction

Co–Mo bimetallic alloy nanoparticles immobilized on CeO2 prepared via sodium naphthalenide-driven reduction exhibit efficient and stable catalytic activity for ammonia synthesis.

From Chlorosilyliumylidene Complexes to Cyclic Silylones with an Electron-Rich Silicon(0) Atom

Molecular silicon(0) species L→Si←L (L = N-heterocyclic carbenes, phosphanes, etc.), termed as silylones, have attracted significant attention. By employing the neutral bidentate bis-NHC ligand the unprecedented bis(carbene) chlorosilyliumylidene complex 1 could be isolated, in which both HOMO and LUMO are mainly localized on the silicon(II) atom according to DFT calculations./1/ Thus, dechlorination of 1 by sodium naphthalenide led to the first isolable cyclic silylone (siladicarbene) 2 featuring an electron-rich silicon(0) atom due to the weak π-acceptor character of the NHC supporting ligand.