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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.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-03-22)
Scott A Trammell, Rafaela Nita, Martin Moore, Dan Zabetakis, Eddie Chang, D Andrew Knight
PMID22434011
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.