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Lei Z, Zhao P, Guan ZJ, Nan ZA, Ehara M, Wang QM. 'Passivated Precursor' Approach to All-Alkynyl-Protected Gold Nanoclusters and Total Structure Determination of Au 130. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401094. [PMID: 38797717 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
A 'passivated precursor' approach is developed for the efficient synthesis and isolation of all-alkynyl-protected gold nanoclusters. Direct reduction of dpa-passivated precursor Au-dpa (Hdpa=2,2'-dipyridylamine) in one-pot under ambient conditions gives a series of clusters including Au22(C≡CR)18 (R=-C6H4-2-F), Au36(C≡CR)24, Au44(C≡CR)28, Au130(C≡CR)50, and Au144(C≡CR)60. These clusters can be well separated via column chromatography. The overall isolation yield of this series of clusters is 40 % (based on gold), which is much improved in comparison with previous approaches. It is notable that the molecular structure of the giant cluster Au130(C≡CR)50 is revealed, which presents important information for understanding the structure of the mysterious Au130 nanoclusters. Theoretical calculations indicated Au130(C≡CR)50 has a smaller HOMO-LUMO gap than Au130(S-C6H4-4-CH3)50. This facile and reliable synthetic approach will greatly accelerate further studies on all-alkynyl-protected gold nanoclusters.
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- Zhen Lei
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- Research Center for Computational Science, Institute for Molecular Science, 444-8585, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Research Center for Computational Science, Institute for Molecular Science, 444-8585, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P. R. China
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Guan ZJ, Li JJ, Hu F, Wang QM. Structural Engineering toward Gold Nanocluster Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209725. [PMID: 36169269 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters provide great opportunities to explore the relationship between the structure and properties of nanogold catalysts. A nanocluster consists of a metal core and a surface ligand shell, and both the core and shell have significant effects on the catalytic properties. Thanks to their precise structures, the active metal site of the clusters can be readily identified and the effects of ligands on catalysis can be disclosed. In this Minireview, we summarize recent advances in catalytic research of gold nanoclusters, emphasizing four strategies for constructing open metal sites, including by post-treatment, the bulky ligands strategy, the surface geometric mismatch method, and heteroatom doping procedures. We also discuss the effects of ligands on the catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability of gold cluster catalysts. Finally, we present future challenges relating to gold cluster catalysis.
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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.,Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, 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, 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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Tang S, Xu J, Liu X, Zhu Y. Ag Doped Au
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Nanoclusters for Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO
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to CO. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201262. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Shisi Tang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
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Wang J, Xu F, Wang ZY, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. Ligand-Shell Engineering of a Au 28 Nanocluster Boosts Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207492. [PMID: 35672264 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Subtle tailoring of gold nanoclusters (NCs) could significantly change their physicochemical properties. However, direct comparison of the catalytic performance of gold NCs with identical metal cores but distinct ligand shells is rarely elucidated. In this work, a novel gold NC, Au28 (C2 B10 H11 S)12 (tht)4 Cl4 (Au28 -S), was isolated by a facile self-reducing synthesis. Au28 -S adopts an identical Au28 metal framework to that of the reported alkynyl-protected Au28 -C. The different protective layers lead to distinctions in their electronic structure and optical properties. Furthermore, Au28 -S shows better catalytic activity for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO. Theoretical calculations identified the active sites and shed light on the catalytic mechanism to elucidate the different catalytic performances. This work provides an ideal platform to study the protective layer-activity relationship of gold NCs, and may also provide guidance in the design of metal NC-based catalysts.
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- Jie Wang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, 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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Li L, Zhu Y, Han B, Wang Q, Zheng L, Feng L, Sun D, Wang Z. A classical [V 10O 28] 6- anion templated high-nuclearity silver thiolate cluster. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9234-9237. [PMID: 35899795 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03003a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Polyoxovanadates (POVs) as templates are still scarcely observed in silver clusters. Herein, the largest known POV-based silver cluster (Ag50) was synthesized, which is a core-shell conformation composed of the in situ generated classical [V10O28]6- core and Ag50 shell, constrained by the S- and O-donor ligands with a specific distribution. Such {V10O28@Ag50} structure displays geometric inheritance from the D2h symmetric decavanadate to the silver skeleton. The solution behavior, solid-state stability and photoelectric properties are discussed in detail. This work provides enlightenment for the further construction of POV-templated high-nuclearity silver clusters.
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- Li Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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Wang J, Xu F, Wang ZY, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. Ligand‐Shell Engineering of a Au28 Nanocluster Boosts Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jie Wang
- Zhengzhou University College of Chemistry 450001 Zhengzhou CHINA
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- Zhengzhou University College of Chemistry 450001 Zhengzhou CHINA
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- Zhengzhou University College of Chemisty 450001 Zhengzhou CHINA
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- Zhengzhou University No 100. Kexue Avenue 450001 Zhengzhou CHINA
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Chemistry Hongkong CHINA
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Yuan SF, Liu WD, Liu CY, Guan ZJ, Wang QM. Nitrogen Donor Protection for Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104445. [PMID: 35218267 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Surface organic ligands are critical in dictating the structures and properties of atomically precise metal nanoclusters. In contrast to the conventionally used thiolate, phosphine and alkynyl ligands, nitrogen donor ligands have not been used in the protection for well-defined metal nanoclusters until recently. This review focuses on recent developments in atomically precise metal nanoclusters stabilized by different types of nitrogen donor ligands, in which the synthesis, total structure determination and various properties are covered. We hope that this review will provide insights into the rational design of N donor-protected metal nanoclusters in terms of structural and functional modulation.
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- Shang-Fu Yuan
- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry and Materials Science and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, 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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Wan X, Wang J, Wang Q. Ligand‐Protected Au
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with a Novel Structure and Remarkable CO
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Electroreduction Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xian‐Kai Wan
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 10084 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 10084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 10084 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 P. R. China
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Wan XK, Wang JQ, Wang QM. Ligand-Protected Au 55 with a Novel Structure and Remarkable CO 2 Electroreduction Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:20748-20753. [PMID: 34288322 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
A Au55 nanocluster with the composition of [Au55 (p-MBT)24 (Ph3 P)6 ](SbF6 )3 (p-MBT=4-methylbenzenethiolate) is synthesized via direct reduction of gold-phosphine and gold-thiolate precursors. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that this Au55 nanocluster features a face-centered cubic (fcc) Au55 kernel, different from the well-known two-shell cuboctahedral arrangement in Au55 (Ph3 P)12 Cl6 . The Au55 cluster shows a wide optical absorption band with optical energy gap (Eg =1.28 eV). It is found that the exclusion of chloride is crucial for the formation of the title cluster, otherwise rod-like [Au25 (SR)5 (PPh3 )10 Cl2 ]2+ is obtained. The strategy to run synthetic reaction in the absence of halide leads to new members of phosphine/thiolate co-protected metal nanoclusters. The Au55 nanocluster exhibits high catalytic activity and selectivity for electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO; the Faradaic efficiency (FE) reaches 94.1 % at -0.6 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE).
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- Xian-Kai Wan
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P. R. China
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Yuan SF, He RL, Han XS, Wang JQ, Guan ZJ, Wang QM. Robust Gold Nanocluster Protected with Amidinates for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14345-14349. [PMID: 33876551 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The first all-amidinate-protected gold nanocluster [Au28 (Ph-form)12 ](OTf)2 (Ph-form=N,N'-diphenylformamidinate) (Au28 ) has been synthesized and structurally resolved. Single crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that Au28 has a compact Au4 @Au24 tetrahedral core-shell structure of T symmetry, which is fully protected by 12 bridging formamidinate ligands. This cluster is quite robust as indicated by the fact that it can stay intact in solution at 80 °C for 6 d. It exhibits excellent catalytic performance for the electroreduction of CO2 with 96.5 % Faradaic efficiency (FE) at -0.57 V and a maximum TOF of 1731 h-1 at -0.87 V. Its superior stability is also manifested in the fact that the supported catalyst Au28 /CNTs maintains stable potentials at ca. -0.69 V for 40 h with FE(CO)s>91 %. A superatomic electron configuration of 1S2 1P6 2S2 1D4 has been clarified by DFT computations, and the strong gold-ligand binding and geometric shell closure account for the superior stability of Au28 .
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- Shang-Fu Yuan
- 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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- 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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Yuan S, He R, Han X, Wang J, Guan Z, Wang Q. Robust Gold Nanocluster Protected with Amidinates for Electrocatalytic CO
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Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shang‐Fu Yuan
- 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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- 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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Wang J, Wang ZY, Li SJ, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. Carboranealkynyl-Protected Gold Nanoclusters: Size Conversion and UV/Vis-NIR Optical Properties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:5959-5964. [PMID: 33314503 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Structure evolution has become an effective way to assemble novel monolayer-protected metal nanomolecules. However, evolution with alkynyl-stabilized metal clusters still remains rarely explored. Herein, we present a carboranealkynyl-protected gold nanocluster [Au28 (C4 B10 H11 )12 (tht)8 ]3+ (Au28 , tht=tetrahydrothiophene) possessing an open-shell electronic structure with 13 free electrons, which was isolated by a facile self-reduction method with 9-HC≡C-closo-1,2-C2 B10 H11 as the two-in-one reducing and protecting agent. Notably, Au28 undergoes a complete transformation in methanol into a stable and smaller-sized nanocluster [Au23 (C4 B10 H11 )9 (tht)6 ]2+ (Au23 ) bearing 12 valence electrons and crystal-field-like split superatomic 1D orbitals. The transformation process was systematically monitored with ESI-MS and UV/Vis absorption spectra. Au28 and Au23 both display optical absorption covering the UV/Vis-NIR range and NIR emission, which facilitates their potential application in the biomedical and photocatalytic fields.
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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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Li JJ, Guan ZJ, Yuan SF, Hu F, Wang QM. Enriching Structural Diversity of Alkynyl-Protected Gold Nanoclusters with Chlorides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:6699-6703. [PMID: 33336534 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
The synthesis and isolation of alkynyl/chloride-protected gold nanoclusters is described. Silica gel column chromatography is effective in isolating gold nanoclusters from the as-synthesized cluster mixture to give the clusters Na[Au25 L18 ] (Au25 ), [HNEt3 ]3 [Au67 L32 Cl4 ] (Au67 ), [HNEt3 ]4 [Au106 L40 Cl12 ] (Au106 ), L=3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-phenylacetylide. Au67 and Au106 are new clusters; the structures were determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Au67 contains a distorted Au18 Marks decahedron shelled by an irregular Au32 and further protected with two V-shaped Au2 L3 , 13 linear AuL2 staples and 4 chlorides. Au67 is the first structurally determined 34e superatomic gold nanocluster. Au106 is composed of 106 Au atoms co-protected by alkynyls and chlorides. It has a Au79 kernel, like in Au102 (p-MBA)44 . The surface structure of Au106 includes 20 linear Au-alkynyl staples, 5 Cl-Au-Cl and 2 Cl-Au motifs. These three gold nanoclusters show size-dependent electrochemical properties.
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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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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]
Affiliation(s)
- 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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Zhuang Z, Du C, Li P, Zhang Z, Fang Z, Guo J, Chen W. Pt21(C4O4SH5)21 clusters: atomically precise synthesis and enhanced electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen generation. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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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]
Affiliation(s)
- 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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Shen H, Xu Z, Hazer MSA, Wu Q, Peng J, Qin R, Malola S, Teo BK, Häkkinen H, Zheng N. Surface Coordination of Multiple Ligands Endows N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Stabilized Gold Nanoclusters with High Robustness and Surface Reactivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:3752-3758. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Hui Shen
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 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 for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 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 for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 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 for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Shen H, Xu Z, Hazer MSA, Wu Q, Peng J, Qin R, Malola S, Teo BK, Häkkinen H, Zheng N. Surface Coordination of Multiple Ligands Endows N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Stabilized Gold Nanoclusters with High Robustness and Surface Reactivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Hui Shen
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 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 for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 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 for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 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 for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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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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Cluster as a Catalytically Active Eight‐Electron Superatom. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202011780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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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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Qin Z, Sharma S, Wan C, Malola S, Xu W, Häkkinen H, Li G. A Homoleptic Alkynyl‐Ligated [Au
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Cluster as a Catalytically Active Eight‐Electron Superatom. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:970-975. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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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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Hu F, Li J, Guan Z, Yuan S, Wang Q. Formation of an Alkynyl‐Protected Ag
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Silver Nanocluster as Promoted by Chloride Released In Situ from CH
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2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5312-5315. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Feng Hu
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Hu F, Li J, Guan Z, Yuan S, Wang Q. Formation of an Alkynyl‐Protected Ag
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Silver Nanocluster as Promoted by Chloride Released In Situ from CH
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Cl
2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201915168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Feng Hu
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular, Engineering of the Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Han X, Luan X, Su H, Li J, Yuan S, Lei Z, Pei Y, Wang Q. Structure Determination of Alkynyl‐Protected Gold Nanocluster Au
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and Its Thermochromic Luminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:2309-2312. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Xu‐Shuang Han
- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department Department of ChemistryKey Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of EducationXiangtan University Hunan Province Xiangtan 411105 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department Department of ChemistryKey Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of EducationXiangtan University Hunan Province Xiangtan 411105 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Han X, Luan X, Su H, Li J, Yuan S, Lei Z, Pei Y, Wang Q. Structure Determination of Alkynyl‐Protected Gold Nanocluster Au
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BuC≡C)
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and Its Thermochromic Luminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201912984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xu‐Shuang Han
- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department Department of ChemistryKey Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of EducationXiangtan University Hunan Province Xiangtan 411105 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department Department of ChemistryKey Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of EducationXiangtan University Hunan Province Xiangtan 411105 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Lv Y, Ma X, Chai J, Yu H, Zhu M. Face-Centered-Cubic Ag Nanoclusters: Origins and Consequences of the High Structural Regularity Elucidated by Density Functional Theory Calculations. Chemistry 2019; 25:13977-13986. [PMID: 31429505 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Face-centered-cubic (FCC) silver nanoclusters (NCs) adopting either cubic or half-cubic growth modes have been recently reported, but the origin of these atomic assembly patterns and how they are achieved, which would inform our understanding of larger FCC silver nanomaterials, are both unknown. In this study, the cubic and half-cubic growth modes have been unified based on common structural characteristics, and differentiated depending on the starting blocks (cubic vs. half cubic). In both categories, the silver atoms adopt octahedral Ag6 , linear AgS2 (in projection drawing), or tetrahedral AgS3 P binding modes, and the sulfur atoms adopt T-shaped SAg3 and orthogonal SAg4 modes. An additional T-shaped AgS3 mode is oriented on the surface edge in cubic NCs to complete the cubic framework. Density functional theory calculations indicated that the high structural regularity originates from the strong diffusing capacity of the Ag(5d) and S(3p) orbitals, and the angular momentum distribution of the formed superatomic orbitals. The equatorial orientation of μ4 -S or μ4 -Ag determines whether growth stops or continues. In particular, a density-of-states analysis indicated that the octahedral silver atoms are chemically more reactive than the silver atoms in the AgS3 P motif, regardless of whether the parent NC functions as an electron donor or acceptor.
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- Ying Lv
- 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 (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, 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 (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, 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 (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, 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 (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Anhui, 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 (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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Liu M, Wang J, Liu Y, Lu R, Zhang S. Facile Synthesis of Small Gold Nanoparticles Stabilized by Carbon Nanospheres for Selective Hydrogenation of 4‐Nitrobenzaldehyde. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Minghui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsDalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsDalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsDalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsDalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsDalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 PR China
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Cai X, Saranya G, Shen K, Chen M, Si R, Ding W, Zhu Y. Reversible Switching of Catalytic Activity by Shuttling an Atom into and out of Gold Nanoclusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xiao Cai
- Key Lab of Mesoscopic ChemistrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center Beijing 100193 China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center Beijing 100193 China
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- Shanghai Radiation FacilityShanghai Institute of Applied PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201204 China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic ChemistrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic ChemistrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
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Cai X, Saranya G, Shen K, Chen M, Si R, Ding W, Zhu Y. Reversible Switching of Catalytic Activity by Shuttling an Atom into and out of Gold Nanoclusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:9964-9968. [PMID: 31106477 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
It is challenging to control the catalyst activation and deactivation by removal and addition of only one central atom, as it is almost impossible to precisely abstract an atom from a conventional catalyst and analyze its catalysis. Here we report that the loss of one central atom in Au25 (resulting in Au24 ) enhances the catalytic activity in the oxidation of methane compared to the original Au25 . More importantly, the activity can be readily switched through shuttling the central atom into Au24 and out of Au25 . This work will serve as a starting point for design rules on how to control catalytic performance of a catalyst by an atom alteration.
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- Xiao Cai
- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Shanghai Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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Yuan S, Xu C, Li J, Wang Q. A Ligand‐Protected Golden Fullerene: The Dipyridylamido Au
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Nanocluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:5906-5909. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Shang‐Fu Yuan
- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Yuan S, Xu C, Li J, Wang Q. A Ligand‐Protected Golden Fullerene: The Dipyridylamido Au
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Nanocluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Shang‐Fu Yuan
- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Higaki T, Li Y, Zhao S, Li Q, Li S, Du X, Yang S, Chai J, Jin R. Atomically Tailored Gold Nanoclusters for Catalytic Application. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201814156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tatsuya Higaki
- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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Higaki T, Li Y, Zhao S, Li Q, Li S, Du XS, Yang S, Chai J, Jin R. Atomically Tailored Gold Nanoclusters for Catalytic Application. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:8291-8302. [PMID: 30633857 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201814156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Recent advances in the synthetic chemistry of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have significantly broadened the accessible sizes and structures. Such particles are well defined and have intriguing properties, thus, they are attractive for catalysis. Especially, those NCs with identical size but different core (or surface) structure provide unique opportunities that allow the specific role of the core and the surface to be mapped out without complication by the size effect. Herein, we summarize recent work with isomeric Aun NCs protected by ligands and isostructural NCs but with different surface ligands. The highlighted work includes catalysis by spherical and rod-shaped Au25 (with different ligands), quasi-isomeric Au28 (SR)20 with different R groups, structural isomers of Au38 (SR)24 (with identical R) and Au38 S2 (SR)20 with body-centred cubic (bcc) structure, and isostructural [Au38 L20 (PPh3 )4 ]2+ (different L). These isomeric and/or isostructural NCs have provided valuable insights into the respective roles of the kernel, surface staples, and the type of ligands on catalysis. Future studies will lead to fundamental advances and development of tailor-made catalysts.
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- Tatsuya Higaki
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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Zhuang S, Liao L, Yuan J, Xia N, Zhao Y, Wang C, Gan Z, Yan N, He L, Li J, Deng H, Guan Z, Yang J, Wu Z. Fcc versus Non‐fcc Structural Isomerism of Gold Nanoparticles with Kernel Atom Packing Dependent Photoluminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Shengli Zhuang
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences School of Life Sciences Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics School of Life Sciences Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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Zhuang S, Liao L, Yuan J, Xia N, Zhao Y, Wang C, Gan Z, Yan N, He L, Li J, Deng H, Guan Z, Yang J, Wu Z. Fcc versus Non-fcc Structural Isomerism of Gold Nanoparticles with Kernel Atom Packing Dependent Photoluminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:4510-4514. [PMID: 30719808 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Structural isomerism allows the correlation between structures and properties to be investigated. Unfortunately, the structural isomers of metal nanoparticles are rare and genuine structural isomerism with distinctly different kernel atom packing (e.g., face-centered cubic (fcc) vs. non-fcc) has not been reported until now. Herein we introduce a novel ion-induction method to synthesize a unique gold nanocluster with a twist mirror symmetry structure. The as-synthesized nanocluster has the same composition but different kernel atom packing to an existing gold nanocluster Au42 (TBBT)26 (TBBT=4-tert-butylbenzenethiolate). The fcc-structured Au42 (TBBT)26 nanocluster shows more enhanced photoluminescence than the non-fcc-structured Au42 (TBBT)26 nanocluster, indicating that the fcc-structure is more beneficial for emission than the non-fcc structure. This idea was supported by comparison of the emission intensity of another three pairs of gold nanoclusters with similar compositions and sizes but with different kernel atom packings (fcc vs. non-fcc).
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- Shengli Zhuang
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.,Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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Li J, Guan Z, Lei Z, Hu F, Wang Q. Same Magic Number but Different Arrangement: Alkynyl‐Protected Au
25
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D
3
Symmetry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:1083-1087. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201811859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jiao‐Jiao Li
- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Li J, Guan Z, Lei Z, Hu F, Wang Q. Same Magic Number but Different Arrangement: Alkynyl‐Protected Au
25
with
D
3
Symmetry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201811859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Jiao‐Jiao Li
- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryTsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Liu JY, Alkan F, Wang Z, Zhang ZY, Kurmoo M, Yan Z, Zhao QQ, Aikens CM, Tung CH, Sun D. Different Silver Nanoparticles in One Crystal: Ag210
(
i
PrPhS)71
(Ph3
P)5
Cl and Ag211
(
i
PrPhS)71
(Ph3
P)6
Cl. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201810772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Jun-Yan Liu
- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Bruker (Beijing) Scientific Technology Co., Ltd.; P. R. China
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg; Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-UMR 7177; 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67008 Strasbourg Cedex France
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- Rigaku Beijing Corporation; P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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Liu JY, Alkan F, Wang Z, Zhang ZY, Kurmoo M, Yan Z, Zhao QQ, Aikens CM, Tung CH, Sun D. Different Silver Nanoparticles in One Crystal: Ag210
(
i
PrPhS)71
(Ph3
P)5
Cl and Ag211
(
i
PrPhS)71
(Ph3
P)6
Cl. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 58:195-199. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201810772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jun-Yan Liu
- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Bruker (Beijing) Scientific Technology Co., Ltd.; P. R. China
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg; Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-UMR 7177; 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67008 Strasbourg Cedex France
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- Rigaku Beijing Corporation; P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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Tang Q, Hu G, Fung V, Jiang DE. Insights into Interfaces, Stability, Electronic Properties, and Catalytic Activities of Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters from First Principles. Acc Chem Res 2018; 51:2793-2802. [PMID: 30398051 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Atomically precise, ligand-protected metal nanoclusters are of great interest for their well-defined structures, intriguing physicochemical properties, and potential applications in catalysis, biology, and nanotechnology. Their structure precision provides many opportunities to correlate their geometries, stability, electronic properties, and catalytic activities by closely integrating theory and experiment. In this Account, we highlight recent theoretical advances from our efforts to understand the metal-ligand interfaces, the energy landscape, the electronic structure and optical absorption, and the catalytic applications of atomically precise metal nanoclusters. We mainly focus on gold nanoclusters. The bonding motifs and energetics at the gold-ligand interfaces are two main interests from a computational perspective. For the gold-thiolate interface, the -RS-Au-SR- staple motif is not always preferred; in fact, the bridging motif (-SR-) is preferred at the more open facets such as Au(100) and Au(110). This finding helps understand the diversity of the gold-thiolate motifs for different core geometries and sizes. A great similarity is demonstrated between gold-thiolate and gold-alkynyl interfaces, regarding formation of the staple-type motifs with PhC≡C- as an example. In addition, N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) without bulky groups also form the staple-type motif. Alkynyls and bulky NHCs have the strongest binding with the gold surface from comparing 27 ligands of six types, suggesting a potential to synthesize NHC-protected gold clusters. The energy landscape of nanosystems is usually complex, but experimental progress in synthesizing clusters of the same Au-S composition with different R groups and isomers of the same Au n(SR) m formula have made detailed theoretical analyses of energetic contributions possible. Ligand-ligand interactions turn out to play an important role in the cluster stability, while metastable isomers can be obtained via kinetic control. Although the superatom-complex theory is the starting point to understand the electronic structure of atomically precise gold clusters, other factors also greatly affect the orbital levels that manifest themselves in the experimental optical absorption spectra. For example, spin-orbit coupling needs to be included to reproduce the splitting of the HOMO-LUMO transition observed experimentally for Au25(SR)18-, the poster child of the family. In addition, doping can lead to structural changes and charge states that do not follow the superatomic electron count. Atomically precise metal nanoclusters are an ideal system for understanding nanocatalysis due to their well-defined structures. Active sites and catalytic mechanisms are explored for selective hydrogenation and hydrogen evolution on thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters with and without dopants. The behavior of H in nanogold is analyzed in detail, and the most promising site to attract H is found to be coordinately unsaturated Au atoms. Many insights have been gained from first-principles studies of atomically precise, ligand-protected gold nanoclusters. Interesting and important questions remaining to be addressed are pointed out in the end.
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- Qing Tang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Du Y, Guan ZJ, Wen ZR, Lin YM, Wang QM. Ligand-Controlled Doping Effects in Alloy Nanoclusters Au4
Ag23
and Au5
Ag24. Chemistry 2018; 24:16029-16035. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yang Du
- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Lei Z, Li J, Wan X, Zhang W, Wang Q. Isolation and Total Structure Determination of an All‐Alkynyl‐Protected Gold Nanocluster Au
144. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:8639-8643. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhen Lei
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Lei Z, Li J, Wan X, Zhang W, Wang Q. Isolation and Total Structure Determination of an All‐Alkynyl‐Protected Gold Nanocluster Au
144. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201804481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhen Lei
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Ma M, Liu L, Zhu H, Lu J, Tan G. Structural evolution and properties of small-size thiol-protected gold nanoclusters. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1457804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Miaomiao Ma
- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Mineral Luminescence Materials and Micro structures of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Mineral Luminescence Materials and Micro structures of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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Guan ZJ, Zeng JL, Yuan SF, Hu F, Lin YM, Wang QM. Au57
Ag53
(C≡CPh)40
Br12
: A Large Nanocluster with C
1
Symmetry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:5703-5707. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Zong-Jie Guan
- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Guan ZJ, Zeng JL, Yuan SF, Hu F, Lin YM, Wang QM. Au57
Ag53
(C≡CPh)40
Br12
: A Large Nanocluster with C
1
Symmetry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201801261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Zong-Jie Guan
- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Shen H, Mizuta T. An Atomically Precise Alkynyl-Protected PtAg42Superatom Nanocluster and Its Structural Implications. Chem Asian J 2017; 12:2904-2907. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201701337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Hui Shen
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; Kagamiyama 1-3-1 Higashi-hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; Kagamiyama 1-3-1 Higashi-hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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