Preparation of new amino acid complex nanoparticles of bismuth and leucine

Summary.

The new amino acid complex nanoparticles of bismuth and leucine can be prepared very easily by a room temperature solid–solid reaction. The various characterizations indicate that the formula of the complex is BiCl[(CH₃)₂CHCH₂CHNH₂COO]₂1.5H₂O. The crystal structure of the solid complex belongs to monoclinic system with the lattice parameters: a = 1.6036 nm, b = 1.9903 nm, c = 2.1979 nm and β=108.06°. The new solid complex is nanoparticles with average size about 80 nm.