“Organic Aqua Regia”—Powerful Liquids for Dissolving Noble Metals

Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 49, Issue 43 p. 7929-7932 Communication “Organic Aqua Regia”—Powerful Liquids for Dissolving Noble Metals† Wei Lin, Wei Lin [email protected] School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorRong-Wei Zhang, Rong-Wei Zhang School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorSeung-Soon Jang, Seung-Soon Jang School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Ching-Ping Wong, Prof. Ching-Ping Wong [email protected] School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorJung-Il Hong, Jung-Il Hong School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this author Wei Lin, Wei Lin [email protected] School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorRong-Wei Zhang, Rong-Wei Zhang School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorSeung-Soon Jang, Seung-Soon Jang School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorProf. Ching-Ping Wong, Prof. Ching-Ping Wong [email protected] School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorJung-Il Hong, Jung-Il Hong School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW., Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)Search for more papers by this author First published: 17 September 2010 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201001244Citations: 69 † 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. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat 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). Citing Literature Supporting Information Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Filename Description anie_201001244_sm_miscellaneous_information.pdf2.1 MB miscellaneous_information Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. Volume49, Issue43October 18, 2010Pages 7929-7932 RelatedInformation