2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-Octafluoro-1-pentanol is used as a cosurfactant in the synthesis of silver and silver iodide nanocrystals. It was also used in the synthesis of Ag2S nanocrystals with a characteristic surface plasmon resonance absorption at 330nm.
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Applications
2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-Octafluoro-1-pentanol is used as a cosurfactant in the synthesis of silver and silver iodide nanocrystals. It was also used in the synthesis of Ag2S nanocrystals with a characteristic surface plasmon resonance absorption at 330nm.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Store away from air. Store under dry inert gas. Incompatible with oxidizing agents and air.
RUO – Research Use Only
Juncheng Liu; Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran; Zameer Shervani; Yutaka Ikushima; Yukiya Hakuta. Synthesis of Ag and AgI quantum dots in AOT-stabilized water-in-CO2 microemulsions. Chemistry: A European Journal. 2005, 11, (6), 1854-1860.