Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253, Chimie Moléculaire et Organisation du Solide, Université Montpellier II, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095, Montpellier Cx5, France.
Abstract:
The autocatalytic sonochemical reaction of Fe(CO)(5) decomposition in BuMeIm]Tf(2)N] provides iron nanoparticles in higher yields than in tetralin. Such a difference is explained by the higher decomposition of the intermediate Fe(3)(CO)(12) according to the two-sites model of the sonochemical reactions and the specific properties of the ionic liquid.