We are grateful to Zhong-Lin Wang for his valuable advice, Bo Xu for collecting NMR data and helpful discussions, Meilin Liu and Min-Kyu Song for their help with CV experiments, and Anselm Griffin for his helpful discussions on the chemistry of thionyl chloride and pyridine. We acknowledge Josh Agar for his help in preparing the manuscript, and Ziyin Lin for his discussions.
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“Organic Aqua Regia”—Powerful Liquids for Dissolving Noble Metals†
Article first published online: 17 SEP 2010
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201001244
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How to Cite
Lin, W., Zhang, R.-W., Jang, S.-S., Wong, C.-P. and Hong, J.-I. (2010), “Organic Aqua Regia”—Powerful Liquids for Dissolving Noble Metals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 49: 7929–7932. doi: 10.1002/anie.201001244
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 13 OCT 2010
- Article first published online: 17 SEP 2010
- Manuscript Revised: 9 AUG 2010
- Manuscript Received: 2 MAR 2010
Keywords:
- dissolution;
- noble metals;
- selectivity;
- solvolysis;
- thionyl chloride
Graphical Abstract
The noble prize: Various noble metals can be dissolved in organic solutions with high dissolution rates under mild conditions by using thionyl chloride (SOCl2) and organic solvents/reagents (pyridine, N,N-dimethylformamide, and imidazole). Varying the composition of the solvent and reaction conditions even allows the selective dissolution of noble metals (see picture).