Method of preparation of zinc-oxygen-based nanoparticles, zinc peroxide nanoparticles obtained by this method and their use

Abstract

The subject matter of the invention is a method of preparation of zinc-oxygen-based nanoparticles, in which the organozinc precursor is treated with an oxidizing agent, wherein the organozinc precursor is a compound of the formula (R)n(Zn)m(L)y(X)z, where: R is straight, branched or cyclic C1-C10 alkyl group or straight, branched or cyclic C1-C10 alkenyl group, benzyl group, phenyl group, mesityl group, in which any hydrogen atom may be substituted with fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine atom; L is neutral donor organic ligand selected from the group of organic compounds including amine, phosphine, phosphine oxide, sulfoxide, ketone, amide, imine, ether, urea and its organic derivatives, aminosilane or perfluorinated derivatives thereof, or mixtures thereof; X is monoanionic organic ligand derived from the organic compound X-H, where H is a hydrogen atom with acidic properties and the compound X-H is carboxylic acid, amide, amine, imide, alcohol, mono- or diester of phosphoric acid, organic derivatives of phosphinic or phosphonic acid, phenol, mercaptan, hydroxy acid, amino acid, hydroxy amide, amino amide, hydroxy ester, amino ester, hydroxy ketone, amino ketone, urea and its organic derivatives, silanol, aminosilane, mercaptosilane and organic derivatives of alkoxysilane or perfluorinated derivatives thereof, or mixtures thereof; m and n are integers from 1 to 10; y and z are integers from 0 to 10, wherein the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid or ozone, and the organozinc precursor is treated with the oxidizing agent under an inert gas atmosphere. The invention also relates to zinc peroxide nanoparticles prepared by the above-defined method and their use as antibacterial and bacteriostatic materials, as a component of pyrotechnic compositions, photocatalyst, and single-source inorganic precursors of nanoparticulate forms of zinc oxide (ZnO).

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