Abstract
The application of surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-assisted catalysis to synthesize aromatic azo compounds was first reported in 2010. The feasibility of SPR-assisted catalytic decomposition of aromatic azo compounds has also been confirmed, both experimentally and theoretically. Compared with traditional chemical synthesis methods, SPR-assisted catalysis has many advantages, such as high efficiency, low energy consumption, and high selectivity. The synthetic route to aromatic azo compounds and the kinetics thereof can be efficiently monitored by Raman spectroscopy. In this way, it has been confirmed that SPR-assisted catalysis occurs on the surface of noble metal nanoparticles (NPs). Mechanistically, the process involves transfer of electrons excited by the incident laser from noble metal NPs to 3O2 in air to form 2O2 − for the generation of SPR on the surface of the noble metal nanoparticles. The 2O2 − can then react with the metal to form metal oxides or hydroxides, which in turn can react with the substrate molecule. The substrate molecule can gain a proton from a proton donor or lose a proton to form a radical, which can react further. This mechanism accounts for the conversion of 4-aminothiophenol (PATP) into 4, 4-dimercaptoazobenzene (DMAB). The metal oxide or hydroxide formed reacts with PATP in an acid-base neutralization process. PATP radicals (PATP · ) are formed by the loss of a proton, and pairing of two PATP · leads to the intermediate product DMHAB. Deprotonation DMHAB then gives the final product DMAB.
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