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Philliber M, Baxter ET, Johnson GE. Synthesis and Stability of Mixed-Diphosphine Ligated Gold Clusters. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:2138-2146. [PMID: 36166416 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Sub-nanometer gold clusters are promising size- and composition-tunable materials that may be used for advanced technological applications such as catalysis, energy generation, and microelectronics. Synthesis and characterization of phosphine ligated gold clusters containing different ligands provide insight into how steric and electronic effects resulting from changes in chemical functionality influence cluster size, stability, and formation in solution. Herein, we demonstrate that synthesizing gold clusters using two different diphosphines in solution at the same time results in a broad distribution of novel mixed-ligand clusters. In comparison, adding a second diphosphine to a solution of gold clusters presynthesized with another diphosphine does not result in extensive formation of mixed-ligand species. Utilizing high-mass resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, we determined novel cluster compositions and observed size-dependent trends in gold clusters that undergo ligand exchange forming mixed diphosphine species. Adjacent peaks in the mass spectra, separated by characteristic mass-to-charge ratios, provide evidence for multiple 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (L3) and 1,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (L5) ligands on cationic clusters containing 8, 10, 11, and 22 gold atoms. Energy-resolved collision-induced dissociation experiments provide qualitative insight into how different diphosphine ligands affect the relative stability of specific size gold clusters. Our results indicate that mixed-ligand clusters containing both L3 and L5 are generally more stable than their single ligand counterparts containing either L3 or L5. These molecular-level insights will facilitate the rational and scalable synthesis of gold clusters for targeted applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mallory Philliber
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Kruppa SV, Groß C, Gui X, Bäppler F, Kwasigroch B, Sun Y, Diller R, Klopper W, Niedner-Schatteburg G, Riehn C, Thiel WR. Photoinitiated Charge Transfer in a Triangular Silver(I) Hydride Complex and Its Oxophilicity. Chemistry 2019; 25:11269-11284. [PMID: 31188502 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
The photoexcitation of a triangular silver(I) hydride complex, [Ag3 (μ3 -H)(μ2 -dcpm)3 ](PF6 )2 ([P](PF6 )2 , dcpm=bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)methane), designed with "UV-silent" bis-phosphine ligands, provokes hydride-to-Ag3 single and double electron transfer. The nature of the electronic transitions has been authenticated by absorption and photodissociation spectroscopy in parallel with high-level quantum-chemical computations utilizing the GW method and Bethe-Salpeter equation (GW-BSE). Specific photofragments of mass-selected [P]2+ ions testify to charge transfer and competing pathways resulting from the unique [Ag3 (μ3 -H)]2+ scaffold. This structural motif of [P](PF6 )2 has been unequivocally verified by 1 H NMR spectroscopy in concert with DFT and X-ray diffraction structural analysis, which revealed short equilateral Ag-Ag distances (dAgAg =3.08 Å) within the range of argentophilic interactions. The reduced radical cation [P]. + exhibits strong oxophilicity, forming [P+O2 ].+ ,which is a model intermediate for silver oxidation catalysis.
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- Sebastian V Kruppa
- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 52, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 52, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 46, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 52, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 52, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 46, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 52, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.,Research Center OPTIMAS, Erwin-Schrödinger Str. 46, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 52, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.,Research Center OPTIMAS, Erwin-Schrödinger Str. 46, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger. Str. 52, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Parrish KA, King M, Ligare MR, Johnson GE, Hernández H. Role of sterics in phosphine-ligated gold clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:1689-1699. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04961k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study examined the solution-phase exchange reactions of triphenylphosphine (PPh3) ligands on Au8L72+ (L = PPh3) gold clusters with three different tolyl ligands using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry to provide insight into how steric differences in the phosphines influence the extent of ligand exchange and the stability of the resulting mixed-phosphine clusters.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Bowen KH. Photoelectron Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Pyridine-Ligated Gold Cluster Anions. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:5817-5822. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b05712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Ligare MR, Baker ES, Laskin J, Johnson GE. Ligand induced structural isomerism in phosphine coordinated gold clusters revealed by ion mobility mass spectrometry. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:7389-7392. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc02251d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Structural isomerism in ligated gold clusters is revealed using electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry.
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- Marshall R. Ligare
- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Biological Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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Johnson GE, Laskin J. Understanding ligand effects in gold clusters using mass spectrometry. Analyst 2016; 141:3573-89. [PMID: 27221357 DOI: 10.1039/c6an00263c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This review summarizes recent research on the influence of phosphine ligands on the size, stability, and reactivity of gold clusters synthesized in solution. Sub-nanometer clusters exhibit size- and composition-dependent properties that are unique from those of larger nanoparticles. The highly tunable properties of clusters and their high surface-to-volume ratio make them promising candidates for a variety of technological applications. However, because "each-atom-counts" toward defining cluster properties it is critically important to develop robust synthesis methods to efficiently prepare clusters of predetermined size. For decades phosphines have been known to direct the size-selected synthesis of gold clusters. Despite the preparation of numerous species it is still not understood how different functional groups at phosphine centers affect the size and properties of gold clusters. Using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) it is possible to characterize the effect of ligand substitution on the distribution of clusters formed in solution at defined reaction conditions. In addition, ligand exchange reactions on preformed clusters may be monitored using ESI-MS. Collision induced dissociation (CID) may also be employed to obtain qualitative insight into the fragmentation of mixed ligand clusters and the relative binding energies of differently substituted phosphines. Quantitative ligand binding energies and cluster stability may be determined employing surface induced dissociation (SID) in a custom-built Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR-MS). Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) based modeling of the SID data allows dissociation energies and entropy values to be extracted. The charge reduction and reactivity of atomically precise gold clusters, including partially ligated species generated in the gas-phase by in source CID, on well-defined surfaces may be explored using ion soft landing (SL) in a custom-built instrument combined with in situ time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). Jointly, this multipronged experimental approach allows characterization of the full spectrum of relevant phenomena including cluster synthesis, ligand exchange, thermochemistry, surface immobilization, and reactivity. The fundamental insights obtained from this work will facilitate the directed synthesis of gold clusters with predetermined size and properties for specific applications.
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- Grant E Johnson
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, MSIN K8-88, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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Johnson GE, Olivares A, Hill D, Laskin J. Cationic gold clusters ligated with differently substituted phosphines: effect of substitution on ligand reactivity and binding. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:14636-46. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01686j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Loss of substituted phosphine ligands is strongly correlated with the electron donating ability of the phosphorous lone pair. The results indicate that the relative ligand binding energies increase in the order PMe3 < PPhMe2 < PPh2Me < PPh3 < PPh2Cy < PPhCy2 < PCy3.
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- Grant E. Johnson
- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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Olivares A, Laskin J, Johnson GE. Investigating the Synthesis of Ligated Metal Clusters in Solution Using a Flow Reactor and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:8464-70. [DOI: 10.1021/jp501809r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Astrid Olivares
- Department
of Chemistry, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, United States
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- Physical Sciences
Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MSIN K8-88, Richland, Washington, 99352
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- Physical Sciences
Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MSIN K8-88, Richland, Washington, 99352
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