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Synthesis and Reaction Chemistry of Nanosize Monosodium Titanate
Published on: February 23, 2016
Ti(0) nanoparticles via lithium-naphthalenide-driven reduction
Christian Schöttle1, Dmitry E Doronkin, Radian Popescu
1Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. claus.feldmann@kit.edu.
Abstract:
Metallic titanium (Ti(0)) nanoparticles, 1.5 ± 0.4 nm in diameter, are obtained via lithium naphthalenide ([LiNaph])-driven reduction of TiCl4× 2THF in tetrahydrofuran (THF). HRTEM, fast Fourier transformation (FFT), optical spectra and X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) confirm their chemical composition. Besides their pyrophoric properties, their high reactivity is validated by direct transformation of Ti(0) into TiC maintaining the size.

