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Li J, Guan Z, Yuan S, Hu F, Wang Q. Enriching Structural Diversity of Alkynyl‐Protected Gold Nanoclusters with Chlorides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202014154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jiao‐Jiao Li
- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Wu Z, Yao Q, Liu Z, Xu H, Guo P, Liu L, Han Y, Zhang K, Lu Z, Li X, Zhang J, Xie J. Multiscale Assembly of [AgS 4 ] Tetrahedrons into Hierarchical Ag-S Networks for Robust Photonic Water. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006459. [PMID: 33475199 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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There is an urgent need to assemble ultrasmall metal chalcogenides (with atomic precision) into functional materials with the required anisotropy and uniformity, on a micro- or even macroscale. Here, a delicate yet simple chemistry is developed to produce a silver-sulfur network microplate with a high monodispersity in size and morphology. Spanning from the atomic, molecular, to nanometer, to micrometer scale, the key structural evolution of the obtained microplates includes 2D confinement growth, edge-sharing growth mode, and thermodynamically driven layer-by-layer stacking, all of which are derived from the [AgS4 ] tetrahedron unit. The key to such a high hierarchical, complex, and accurate assembly is the dense deprotonated ligand layer on the surface of the microplates, forming an infinite surface with high negative charge density. This feature operates at an orderly distance to allow further hierarchical self-assembly on the microscale to generate columnar assemblies composed of microplate components, thereby endowing the feature of the 1D photonic reflector to water (i.e., photonic water). The reflective color of the resulting photonic water is highly dependent on the thickness of the building blocks (i.e., silver-sulfur microplates), and the coexistent order and fluidity help to form robust photonic water.
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- Zhennan Wu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Methanol to Olefins, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials (AMPM) Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials (AMPM) Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Specialty Polymers, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, P. R. China
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Wang J, Wang Z, Li S, Zang S, Mak TCW. Carboranealkynyl‐Protected Gold Nanoclusters: Size Conversion and UV/Vis–NIR Optical Properties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Jie Wang
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
- Department of Chemistry The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, New Territories Hong Kong SAR China
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Sun F, Tang Q. First-principles exploration of the versatile configurations at an alkynyl-protected coinage metal(111) interface. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:819-831. [PMID: 33351876 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07387c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Alkynyl groups (R-C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C-) have attracted intense interest recently as alternative ligands to thiolates to protect atomically precise coinage metal nanoclusters, and more than two dozen compositions have been structurally resolved. However, structure determinations indicated that the interface shows strong metal sensitivity, where a staple motif is the common structural feature at the interface of Au-alkynyl nanoclusters, while the bridging motif dominates at the RC[triple bond, length as m-dash]C-/Ag and RC[triple bond, length as m-dash]C-/Cu interface. To understand their interfacial differences, we employed density functional theory (DFT) calculations to examine the versatile interfacial structures between CH3C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C- and the coinage metal surface; both the (111) surface as well as a surface with a metal adatom are investigated. We find that the alkynyl/gold(111) interface does prefer to form the staple motifs, and a linear flat-lying staple motif is preferred. The adatom occupies the bridge position and two CH3C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C- ligands lie diagonally at the fcc hollow sites with the C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C bond interacting with the surface Au by both σ- and π-coordination modes. In contrast, the bridging motif is energetically more favored on Ag(111) and Cu(111). The alkynyl carbons form strong σ, π- or σ-only bonds with the surface Ag/Cu, forming μ3-bridge coordination over the fcc hollow site. The binding strengths have the order of Cu(111) > Ag(111) > Au(111). The difference in structural preference is attributed to the intrinsic metal attributes with the different gaps of energetic penalty for surface energy, adatom creation and vacancy formation. The other two reasons are the differences of alkynyl-metal bond character and vdW interaction. We further show that this structure preference is also the preferred bonding mode of CH3C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C- on M55 clusters and the CH3S-/M(111) interface. Our insights greatly facilitate the structural elucidation and provide useful guidelines for future structure predictions in alkynyl-protected metal nanosystems.
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- Fang Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China.
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Ma X, Tang Y, Ma G, Qin L, Tang Z. Controllable synthesis and formation mechanism study of homoleptic alkynyl-protected Au nanoclusters: recent advances, grand challenges, and great opportunities. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:602-614. [PMID: 33410856 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07499c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the past decade, atomically precise coinage metal nanoclusters have been a subject of major interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology because of their determined compositions and well-defined molecular structures, which are beneficial for establishing structure-property relationships. Recently ligand engineering has been extended to alkynyl molecules. Homoleptic alkynyl-protected Au nanoclusters (Au NCs) have emerged as a hotspot of research interest, mainly due to their unique optical properties, molecular configuration, and catalytic functionalities, and more importantly, they are used as a counterpart object for fundamental study to compare with the well-established thiolate Au NCs. In this review, we first summarize the recently reported various controllable synthetic strategies for atomically precise homoleptic-alkynyl-protected Au NCs, with particular emphasis on the ligand exchange method, direct reduction of the precursor, one-pot synthesis, and the synchronous nucleation and passivation strategy. After that, we switch our focus to the formation mechanism and structure evolution process of homoleptic alkynyl-protected Au NCs, where Au144(PA)60 and Au36(PA)24 (PA = phenylacetylide) are given as examples, along with the prediction of the possible formation mechanism of some other cluster molecules. In the end of this review, the outlook and perspective of this rapidly developing field including grand challenges and great opportunities are discussed. This review can stimulate more research efforts towards developing new synthetic strategies to enrich the limited examples and unravel the formation/growth mechanism of homoleptic alkynyl-protected Au NCs.
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- Xiaoshuang Ma
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China. and Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Yao Q, Wu Z, Liu Z, Lin Y, Yuan X, Xie J. Molecular reactivity of thiolate-protected noble metal nanoclusters: synthesis, self-assembly, and applications. Chem Sci 2020; 12:99-127. [PMID: 34163584 PMCID: PMC8178751 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04620e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Thiolate-protected noble metal (e.g., Au and Ag) nanoclusters (NCs) are ultra-small particles with a core size of less than 3 nm. Due to the strong quantum confinement effects and diverse atomic packing modes in this ultra-small size regime, noble metal NCs exhibit numerous molecule-like optical, magnetic, and electronic properties, making them an emerging family of "metallic molecules". Based on such molecule-like structures and properties, an individual noble metal NC behaves as a molecular entity in many chemical reactions, and exhibits structurally sensitive molecular reactivity to various ions, molecules, and other metal NCs. Although this molecular reactivity determines the application of NCs in various fields such as sensors, biomedicine, and catalysis, there is still a lack of systematic summary of the molecular interaction/reaction fundamentals of noble metal NCs at the molecular and atomic levels in the current literature. Here, we discuss the latest progress in understanding and exploiting the molecular interactions/reactions of noble metal NCs in their synthesis, self-assembly and application scenarios, based on the typical M(0)@M(i)-SR core-shell structure scheme, where M and SR are the metal atom and thiolate ligand, respectively. In particular, the continuous development of synthesis and characterization techniques has enabled noble metal NCs to be produced with molecular purity and atomically precise structural resolution. Such molecular purity and atomically precise structure, coupled with the great help of theoretical calculations, have revealed the active sites in various structural hierarchies of noble metal NCs (e.g., M(0) core, M-S interface, and SR ligand) for their molecular interactions/reactions. The anatomy of such molecular interactions/reactions of noble metal NCs in synthesis, self-assembly, and applications (e.g., sensors, biomedicine, and catalysis) constitutes another center of our discussion. The basis and practicality of the molecular interactions/reactions of noble metal NCs exemplified in this Review may increase the acceptance of metal NCs in various fields.
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- Qiaofeng Yao
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City Fuzhou China 350207
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City Fuzhou China 350207
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China 266042
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City Fuzhou China 350207
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Qin Z, Sharma S, Wan C, Malola S, Xu W, Häkkinen H, Li G. A Homoleptic Alkynyl‐Ligated [Au
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- Zhaoxian Qin
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Nanoscience Center University of Jyväskylä 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Department of Physics School of Physical Science and Technology Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 China
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- Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Nanoscience Center University of Jyväskylä 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Zhaoxian Qin
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Nanoscience Center University of Jyväskylä 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Department of Physics School of Physical Science and Technology Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 China
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- Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Nanoscience Center University of Jyväskylä 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Wang JQ, Shi S, He RL, Yuan SF, Yang GY, Liang GJ, Wang QM. Total Structure Determination of the Largest Alkynyl-Protected fcc Gold Nanocluster Au 110 and the Study on Its Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:18086-18092. [PMID: 32985888 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Great attention has been paid to nanoclusters having face-centered-cubic (fcc) metal kernels, because of the similarity of metal packing to that of bulk gold. So far, there is no precedent example of an all-alkynyl-protected fcc gold nanocluster with more than 100 gold atoms. We report the synthesis and total structure determination of an alkynyl-protected gold nanocluster [NEt3H]2[Au110(p-CF3C6H4C≡C)48] (Au110). It has an fcc Au86 kernel with 24 peripheral Au(C≡CR)2 staples. The Au86 kernel consists of six close packing layers in the pattern of Au6:Au16:Au21:Au21:Au16:Au6. Electronic absorption spectroscopy shows Au110 has a molecular-like discrete electronic structure, and transient absorption experiments reveal its nonmetallic nature.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, PR China
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Ma X, Ma G, Qin L, Chen G, Chen S, Tang Z. A synchronous nucleation and passivation strategy for controllable synthesis of Au36(PA)24: unveiling the formation process and the role of Au22(PA)18 intermediate. Sci China Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-020-9819-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Guan ZJ, Hu F, Li JJ, Liu ZR, Wang QM. Homoleptic alkynyl-protected gold nanoclusters with unusual compositions and structures. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:13346-13350. [PMID: 32573630 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr02986f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report two novel homoleptic alkynyl-protected gold nanoclusters, which were synthesized by direct reduction of AuC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR. Single-crystal X-ray structural analysis reveals that they have compositions of Au42(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CC6H4-2-CF3)22 (1) and Au50(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C6H4-3-F)26 (2), respectively. Cluster 2 is the first Au50 nanocluster, and the metal-to-ligand ratios of 1 and 2 are different from those of known Aun(SR)m or Aux(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR)y nanoclusters. In addition, the metal kernels of these two clusters are built up unprecedented units. This work offers further insights into the synthesis of all-alkynyl-protected gold nanoclusters via a direct reduction method.
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- Zong-Jie Guan
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China. and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China. and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Kang X, Wei X, Wang S, Zhu M. Controlling the Phosphine Ligands of Pt1Ag28(S-Adm)18(PR3)4 Nanoclusters. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:8736-8743. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xi Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, PR China
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Kang X, Wei X, Xiang P, Tian X, Zuo Z, Song F, Wang S, Zhu M. Rendering hydrophobic nanoclusters water-soluble and biocompatible. Chem Sci 2020; 11:4808-4816. [PMID: 34122938 PMCID: PMC8159227 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc01055c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hydrophobic and hydrophilic nanoclusters embody complementary superiorities. The means to amalgamate these superiorities, i.e., the atomic precision of hydrophobic clusters and the water dissolvability of hydrophilic clusters, remains challenging. This work presents a versatile strategy to render hydrophobic nanoclusters water-soluble-the micellization of nanoclusters in the presence of solvent-conjoined Na+ cations-which overcomes the above major challenge. Specifically, although [Ag29(SSR)12(PPh3)4]3- nanoclusters are absolutely hydrophobic, they show good dissolvability in aqueous solution in the presence of solvent-conjoined Na+ cations (Na1(NMP)5 or Na3(DMF)12). Such cations act as both counterions of these nanoclusters and surface cosolvent of cluster-based micelles in the aqueous phase. A combination of DLS (dynamic light scattering) and aberration-corrected HAADF-STEM (high angle annular dark field detector scanning transmission electron microscopy) measurements unambiguously shows that the phase-transfer of hydrophobic Ag29 into water is triggered by the micellization of nanoclusters. Owing to the excellent water solubility and stability of [Ag29(SSR)12(PPh3)4]3-[Na1(NMP)5]3 + in H2O, its performance in cell staining has been evaluated. Furthermore, the general applicability of the micellization strategy has been verified. Overall, this work presents a convenient and efficient approach for the preparation of cluster-based, biocompatible nanomaterials.
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- Xi Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University Hefei 230601 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University Hefei 230601 P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University Hefei 230601 P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University Hefei 230601 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
- Atomic Manufacture Institute Nanjing 211805 P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
- Atomic Manufacture Institute Nanjing 211805 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University Hefei 230601 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University Hefei 230601 P. R. China
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Sun W, Jin S, Du W, Kang X, Chen A, Wang S, Sheng H, Zhu M. Total Structure Determination of the Pt1
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[P(Ph-F)3
]7
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Nanocluster. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201901271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Wenjing Sun
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, AnHui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials; Anhui University, Ministry of Education; 230601 Hefei P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials; Anhui University, Ministry of Education; 230601 Hefei P. R. China
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, AnHui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials; Anhui University, Ministry of Education; 230601 Hefei P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, AnHui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials; Anhui University, Ministry of Education; 230601 Hefei P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, AnHui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials; Anhui University, Ministry of Education; 230601 Hefei P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, AnHui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials; Anhui University, Ministry of Education; 230601 Hefei P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, AnHui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials; Anhui University, Ministry of Education; 230601 Hefei P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, AnHui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials; Anhui University, Ministry of Education; 230601 Hefei P. R. China
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui P. R. China
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Xu MM, Jia TT, Li B, Ma W, Chen X, Zhao X, Zang SQ. Tuning the properties of atomically precise gold nanoclusters for biolabeling and drug delivery. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:8766-8769. [PMID: 32613976 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03498c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
The fluorescent properties of atomically precise nanoclusters have been regulated by solvent-induced atomic structure transformation and cationic polymer-induced self-assembly for cell imaging and drug delivery.
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- Man-Man Xu
- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450001
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450001
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450000
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450000
- China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
- National Institutes of Health
- Bethesda
- USA
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450001
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450001
- China
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