Mechanochemistry makes gold salts that are soluble in organic solvents
A new one-pot mechanochemistry method for processing elemental gold can provide organosoluble gold salts in under one hour. By combining potassium peroxymonosulfate, a common pool cleaner, tetraalkylammonium halide salts and metallic gold in a solvent-free ball mill reaction, the technique avoids traditional harsh and toxic reagents used for gold oxidation.
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