Mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl; a superfine reductant
A free-flowing, homogeneous and non-pyrophoric powder of Na/NaCl is prepared via planetary ball-milling. The micronised Na/NaCl serves as a highly activated source of sodium and was used to prepare magnesium( i ) reagents in minutes.
Authors
- Ross A. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4268-782X)
- Dawid J. Babula
- Laura E. English (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9796-0168)
- K. A. Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-5811)
- David J. Liptrot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-3812)
- James Fletcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9610-1858)
- Sarah Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1840-3786)
- Nicholas A. Evans
- Harvey Draper
Institutions
- University of Bath (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RSC Mechanochemistry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mr00039d
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.74
Funders
- University of Warwick
- University of Oxford
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council