Author:
Isozaki Katsuhiro,Taguchi Tomoya,Ishibashi Kosuke,Shimoaka Takafumi,Kurashige Wataru,Negishi Yuichi,Hasegawa Takeshi,Nakamura Masaharu,Miki Kazushi
Abstract
The self-assembled monolayer (SAM)-modified metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) often exhibit improved chemoselectivity in various catalytic reactions by controlling the reactants’ orientations adsorbed in the SAM; however, there have been a few examples showing that the reaction rate, i.e., catalytic activity, is enhanced by the SAM-modification of MNP catalysts. The critical parameters that affect the catalytic activity, such as the supports, nanoparticle size, and molecular structures of the SAM components, remain uninvestigated in these sporadic literature precedents. Here, we report the mechanistic investigation on the effects of those parameters on the catalytic activity of alkanethiolate SAM-functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) toward silane alcoholysis reactions. The evaluation of the catalytic reaction over two-dimensionally arrayed dodecanethiolate SAM-functionalized AuNPs with different supports revealed the electronic interactions between AuNPs and the supports contributing to the rate enhancement. Additionally, an unprecedented size effect appeared—the AuNP with a 20 nm radius showed higher catalytic activity than those at 10 and 40 nm. Infrared reflection–absorption spectroscopy revealed that the conformational change of alkyl chains of the SAM affects the entrapment of reactants and products inside the SAM, and therefore brings about the acceleration effect. These findings provide a guideline for further applying the SAM-functionalization technique to stereoselective organic transformations with designer MNP catalysts.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Subject
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Catalysis
Cited by
4 articles.
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