For instance, Oliveira et al. prepared dodecanethiol–
capped AgNPs, based on Brust procedure , that based on a phase transfer of an Au3+ complex
from aqueous to organic solution in a two-phase liquid–liquid
system, followed by a reduction with sodium borohydride in
the presence of dodecanethiol as stabilization agent which bind
onto the nanoparticles surface, avoiding their aggregation and
making them soluble in certain solvents. They showed that
small changes in synthetic parameters lead to dramatic modifications
in nanoparticle structure, average size, size distribution
width, stability and self-assembly patterns.