Accelerating the initial rate of hydrolysis of methyl parathion with laser excitation using monolayer protected 10 nm Au nanoparticles capped with a Cu(bpy) catalyst

Scott A Trammell; Rafaela Nita; Martin Moore; Dan Zabetakis; Eddie Chang; D Andrew Knight

doi:10.1039/c2cc30850a

Accelerating the initial rate of hydrolysis of methyl parathion with laser excitation using monolayer protected 10 nm Au nanoparticles capped with a Cu(bpy) catalyst

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Apr 28;48(34):4121-3. doi: 10.1039/c2cc30850a. Epub 2012 Mar 21.

Authors

Scott A Trammell¹, Rafaela Nita, Martin Moore, Dan Zabetakis, Eddie Chang, D Andrew Knight

Affiliation

¹ Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA. scott.trammell@nrl.navy.mil

PMID: 22434011
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc30850a

Abstract

Using a low power green laser, we have demonstrated a rate acceleration of ~2-fold for the hydrolysis of methyl parathion by irradiating the plasmon absorption band of Au nanoparticles capped with a Cu(bpy) catalyst.

MeSH terms

2,2'-Dipyridyl / chemistry*
Catalysis
Coordination Complexes / chemistry
Copper / chemistry*
Gold / chemistry*
Hydrolysis
Insecticides / chemistry*
Lasers
Methyl Parathion / chemistry*
Nanoparticles / chemistry*

Substances

Coordination Complexes
Insecticides
Methyl Parathion
2,2'-Dipyridyl
Gold
Copper