Polymerization
Assisted Reduction Reaction: A Sequential
Electron–Proton Transfer Reaction Catalyzed by Gold Nanoparticle
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Abstract
During
the polymerization process of aniline (and the derivatives
of aniline), the released proton and electron initiate the reduction
of 4-nitrophenolate through a proton coupled electron transfer (PCET)
mechanism. In situ formation of gold nanoparticles during a similar
polymerization process catalyze the reduction reaction