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Record Id	65738
Title	Catalyst-free synthesis of sodium amide nanoparticles encapsulated in silica gel
Contributors	AD Ogilvie (Oxford U.), JW Makepeace (Oxford U.), K Hore (Oxford U.), AJ Ramirez-Cuesta (STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab.), DC Apperley (Durham U.), JM Mitchels (Bath U.), PP Edwards (Oxford U.), A Sartbaeva (Bath U.)
Abstract	Crystalline sodium amide nanoparticles encapsulated in an amorphous silica framework were formed by ammoniation of a precursor material, silica gel loaded with metallic sodium, under mild conditions and without catalysis. This ammoniation was performed in situ on TOSCA beamline at ISIS, RAL, using anhydrous gaseous ammonia. The resulting material exhibits no pyrophoricity and much reduced air- and moisture-sensitivity compared to the bulk amide. The nanoparticles formed will offer a greatly increased surface area for chemical reactions where amide is currently used as an important ingredient for industrial applications. We anticipate that this method of sodium amide production will have a diversity of applications.
Organisation	ISIS , ISIS-TOSCA , ISIS-WISH , STFC
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Language	English (EN)

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Journal Article	Chem Phys 427 (2013): 61-65.	doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.06.003		2013