Synthesis from component metal alkoxides

Synthesis of Heterobimetallic Alkoxides from the Component Metal Alkoxides... 

Saita and Maenosono have reported the synthesis of FePt NPs using iron(ni) ethoxide [Fe(OEt)3] and platinum(II) acetylacetonate [Pt(acac)2] as precursors without any reducing agent. Fe(OEt)3 is a brown powder at room temperature (nonvolatile) and is a highly reactive late transition metal alkoxide [248]. In addition, decomposition products of Fe(OEt)3 are less toxic. For these reasons, the use of Fe(OEt)3 as a precursor is suitable for industrialization. An amount of 1 mmol of Fe(OEt)3, 0.5 mmol of Pt(acac)2, 17 mL of octyl ether, 1.6 mL of oleic acid, and 1.7 mL of oleylamine were placed in a three-necked flask at ambient air. The color of the resulting mixture was brown. The molar ratio of Fe to Pt in the mother reaction solution was adjusted to 2. The flask was then evacuated to remove oxygen and volatile components from the reaction solution. After evacuation, the flask was... 

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