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Zhao P, Xu L, Li B, Zhao Y, Zhao Y, Lu Y, Cao M, Li G, Weng TC, Wang H, Zheng Y. Non-Equilibrium Assembly of Atomically-Precise Copper Nanoclusters. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311818. [PMID: 38294175 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Accurate structure control in dissipative assemblies (DSAs) is vital for precise biological functions. However, accuracy and functionality of artificial DSAs are far from this objective. Herein, a novel approach is introduced by harnessing complex chemical reaction networks rooted in coordination chemistry to create atomically-precise copper nanoclusters (CuNCs), specifically Cu11(µ9-Cl)(µ3-Cl)3L6Cl (L = 4-methyl-piperazine-1-carbodithioate). Cu(I)-ligand ratio change and dynamic Cu(I)-Cu(I) metallophilic/coordination interactions enable the reorganization of CuNCs into metastable CuL2, finally converting into equilibrium [CuL·Y]Cl (Y = MeCN/H2O) via Cu(I) oxidation/reorganization and ligand exchange process. Upon adding ascorbic acid (AA), the system goes further dissipative cycles. It is observed that the encapsulated/bridging halide ions exert subtle influence on the optical properties of CuNCs and topological changes of polymeric networks when integrating CuNCs as crosslink sites. CuNCs duration/switch period could be controlled by varying the ions, AA concentration, O2 pressure and pH. Cu(I)-Cu(I) metallophilic and coordination interactions provide a versatile toolbox for designing delicate life-like materials, paving the way for DSAs with precise structures and functionalities. Furthermore, CuNCs can be employed as modular units within polymers for materials mechanics or functionalization studies.
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- Peng Zhao
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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Zhang C, Si WD, Wang Z, Dinesh A, Gao ZY, Tung CH, Sun D. Solvent-Mediated Hetero/Homo-Phase Crystallization of Copper Nanoclusters and Superatomic Kernel-Related NIR Phosphorescence. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10767-10775. [PMID: 38591723 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Atomically precise superatomic copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) have been the subject of immense interest for their intriguing structures and diverse properties; nonetheless, the variable oxidation state of copper ions and complex solvation effects in wet synthesis systems pose significant challenges for comprehending their synthesis and crystallization mechanism. Herein, we present a solvent-mediated approach for the synthesis of two Cu NCs, namely, superatomic Cu26 and pure-Cu(I) Cu16. They initially formed as a hetero-phase and then separated as a homo-phase via modulating binary solvent composition. In situ UV/vis absorption and electrospray ionization mass spectra revealed that the solvent-mediated assembly was determined to be the underlying mechanism of hetero/homo-phase crystallization. Cu26 is a 2-electron superatom with a kernel-shell structure that includes a [Cu20Se12]4- shell and [Cu6]4+ kernel, containing two 1S jellium electrons. Conversely, Cu16 is a pure-Cu(I) Cu/Se nanocluster that features a [Cu16Se6]4+ core protected by extra dimercaptomaleonitrile ligands. Remarkably, Cu26 exhibits unique near-infrared phosphorescence (NIR PH) at 933 nm due to the presence of a superatomic kernel-related charge transfer state (3MM(Cu)CT). Overall, this work not only showcases the hetero/homo-phase crystallization of Cu NCs driven by a solvent-mediated assembly mechanism but also enables the rare occurrence of NIR PH within the 2-electron copper superatom family.
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- Chengkai Zhang
- 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, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, 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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Mu WL, Luo YT, Xia PK, Jia YL, Wang P, Pei Y, Liu C. Atomically Precise Mo 2Cu 17 Bimetallic Nanocluster: Synergistic Mo 2O 4-Coupled Copper Alkynyl Cluster for the Improved Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Performance. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:6767-6775. [PMID: 38569160 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Electrolytic hydrogen production via water splitting holds significant promise for the future of the energy revolution. The design of efficient and abundant catalysts, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) mechanism, is of paramount importance. In this study, we propose a strategy to craft an atomically precise cluster catalyst with superior HER performance by cocoupling a Mo2O4 structural unit and a Cu(I) alkynyl cluster into a structured framework. The resulting bimetallic cluster, Mo2Cu17, encapsulates a distinctive structure [Mo2O4Cu17(TC4A)4(PhC≡C)6], comprising a binuclear Mo2O4 subunit and a {Cu17(TC4A)2(PhC≡C)6} cluster, both shielded by thiacalix[4]arene (TC4A) and phenylacetylene (PhC≡CH). Expanding our exploration, we synthesized two homoleptic CuI alkynyl clusters coprotected by the TC4A and PhC≡C- ligands: Cu13 and Cu22. Remarkably, Mo2Cu17 demonstrates superior HER efficiency compared to its counterparts, achieving a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline solution with an overpotential as low as 120 mV, significantly outperforming Cu13 (178 mV) and Cu22 (214 mV) nanoclusters. DFT calculations illuminate the catalytic mechanism and indicate that the intrinsically higher activity of Mo2Cu17 may be attributed to the synergistic Mo2O4-Cu(I) coupling.
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- Wen-Lei Mu
- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411100, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411100, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411100, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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Han SM, Song S, Yi H, Sim E, Lee D. Synthesis of RhH-doped Au-Ag alloy nanoclusters and dopant evolution. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:4851-4857. [PMID: 38314888 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05654f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Doping atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) with heterometals is a powerful method for tuning the physicochemical properties of the original NCs at the atomic level. While the heterometals incorporated into metal NCs are limited to group 10-12 metals with closed d-shells, the doping of open d-shell metals remains largely unexplored. Herein, we report the synthesis of Rh-doped Au-Ag alloy NCs by a metal-exchange reaction of [RhHAg24(SPhMe2)18]2- NCs with an Au-thiolate complex. Combined experimental and theoretical structural studies revealed that the synthesized product is a dianionic [RhHAuxAg24-x(SPhMe2)18]2- NC (x = 8-12), consisting of RhH dopant, Au-rich kernel, and Ag-thiolate staple motifs, with the superatomic 8-electron configuration (1S21P6). Under aerobic conditions, the synthesized NCs underwent kernel evolution to generate a 6-electron [RhAuxAg24-x(SPhMe2)18]1- NC (1S21P4), which was initiated by the desorption of hydride from the kernel. Structural analysis of the [RhHAuxAg24-x(SPhMe2)18]2- NC suggests that the kernel evolution is induced by the change in chemical bonds surrounding the hydride in the Au-rich kernel.
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- Sang Myeong Han
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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King RB. Systematics of stable copper and silver clusters protected by small bite chelating bidentate sulfur and selenium ligands related to their polyhedral cavities: analogies to aliphatic compounds and three-dimensional spherical aromatic systems. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 38170867 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03998f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Silver and copper clusters capped by external chelating dithiolate ligands can be classified according to the cavities in their central coinage metal polyhedra. Silver clusters composed exclusively of fused tetrahedra are analogous to simple saturated organic compounds. The only interstitial atom that can be fit into an Ag4 tetrahedron is hydrogen. Silver polyhedra with larger trigonal prismatic or cubic cavities, including highly distorted cubic cavities, can accommodate halide and chalcogenide anions. The still larger 12-vertex icosahedral and cuboctahedral coinage metal cavities can accommodate oxoanions of the types SO32- and SO42- and their heavier congeners or alternatively interstitial coinage or platinum group metals leading to central M'@M12 units. Copper clusters with central cuboctahedra and silver clusters with central icosahedra possessing interstitial metal atoms approximate sphericality and provide examples of electron-rich metal superatoms with an average metal oxidation state of less than +1. Such copper cluster superatoms have two extra electrons corresponding to a filled 1S2 superatomic orbital. The silver cluster superatoms are electron richer with eight extra electrons corresponding to filled 1S2 + 1P6 superatomic orbitals. In these silver clusters seven or eight faces of the central Ag12 icosahedron are capped by additional silver atoms in order to provide these additional electrons.
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- R Bruce King
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
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Brocha Silalahi RP, Liang H, Jo Y, Liao JH, Chiu TH, Wu YY, Wang X, Kahlal S, Wang Q, Choi W, Lee D, Saillard JY, Liu CW. Hydride-Containing Pt-doped Cu-rich Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Chemistry 2023:e202303755. [PMID: 38149882 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303755] [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: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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A structurally precise hydride-containing Pt-doped Cu-rich nanocluster [PtH2 Cu14 {S2 P(Oi Pr)2 }6 (CCPh)6 ] (1) has been synthesized. It consists of a bicapped icosahedral Cu14 cage that encapsulates a linear PtH2 unit. Upon the addition of two equivalents of CF3 COOH to 1, two hydrido clusters are isolated. These clusters are [PtHCu11 {S2 P(Oi Pr)2 }6 (CCPh)4 ] (2), which is a vertex-missing Cu11 cuboctahedron encaging a PtH moiety, and [PtH2 Cu11 {S2 P(Oi Pr)2 }6 (CCPh)3 ] (3), a distorted 3,3,4,4,4-pentacapped trigonal prismatic Cu11 cage enclosing a PtH2 unit. The electronic structure of 2, analyzed by Density Functional Theory, is a 2e superatom. The electrocatalytic activities of 1-3 for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) were compared. Notably, Cluster 2 exhibited an exceptionally excellent HER activity within metal nanoclusters, with an onset potential of -0.03 V (at 10 mA cm-2 ), a Tafel slope of 39 mV dec-1 , and consistent HER activity throughout 3000 cycles in 0.5 M H2 SO4 . Our study suggests that the accessible central Pt site plays a crucial role in the remarkable HER activity and may provide valuable insights for establishing correlations between catalyst structure and HER activity.
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- Rhone P Brocha Silalahi
- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan R. O. C
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- Univ Rennes CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan R. O. C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan R. O. C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan R. O. C
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831, United States
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- Univ Rennes CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan R. O. C
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Fang JJ, Liu Z, Shen YL, Xie YP, Lu X. Template-assisted synthesis of isomeric copper(i) clusters with tunable structures showing photophysical and electrochemical properties. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12637-12644. [PMID: 38020372 PMCID: PMC10646952 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04682f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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A comparative study of structure-property relationships in isomeric and isostructural atomically precise clusters is an ideal approach to unravel their fundamental properties. Herein, seven high-nuclearity copper(i) alkynyl clusters utilizing template-assisted strategies were synthesized. Spherical Cu36 and Cu56 clusters are formed with a [M@(V/PO4)6] (M: Cu2+, Na+, K+) skeleton motif, while peanut-shaped Cu56 clusters feature four separate PO4 templates. Experiments and theoretical calculations suggested that the photophysical properties of these clusters are dependent on both the inner templates and outer phosphonate ligands. Phenyl and 1-naphthyl phosphate-protected clusters exhibited enhanced emission features attributed to numerous well-arranged intermolecular C-H⋯π interactions between the ligands. Moreover, the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction properties suggested that internal PO4 templates and external naphthyl groups could promote an increase in C2 products (C2H4 and C2H5OH). Our research provides new insight into the design and synthesis of multifunctional copper(i) clusters, and highlights the significance of atomic-level comparative studies of structure-property relationships.
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- Jun-Jie Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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Huang QQ, Chen J, Hu MY, Wang YL, Li Y, Fu F, Wei QH. Ionic Liquids-Driven Cluster-to-Cluster Conversion of Polyhydrido Copper(I) Clusters Cu 7H 5 to Cu 8H 6 and Cu 12H 9. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:14998-15005. [PMID: 37655478 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Although ionic liquids (ILs) are of prime interest for the synthesis of various nanomaterials, they are scarcely utilized for the polyhydrido copper(I) [Cu(I)H] clusters. Herein, two air-stable Cu(I)H clusters, [Cu8H6(dppy)6](NTf2)2 (Cu8H6) and {Cu12H9(dppy)6[N(CN)2]3} (Cu12H9), are synthesized in high yields for the first time from the ILs-driven conversion of an unprecedented cluster [Cu7H5(dppy)6](ClO4)2 (Cu7H5) by a facile three-layers diffusion crystal (TLDC) method, strategically introducing IL-NTf2 and IL-N(CN)2 as two types of unusual interfacial crystallized templates, respectively. Their structures are fully characterized by various spectroscopic methods and X-ray crystallography, which shows that the anion of IL plays an important role as an anion template and an anion ligand in controlling the structural conversion of Cu(I)H clusters. Their photophysical properties are also investigated, and it is found that all reported clusters exhibit red luminescence with λem ranging from 600 to 690 nm.
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- Qiu-Qin Huang
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Liao JH, Brocha Silalahi RP, Chiu TH, Liu CW. Locating Interstitial Hydrides in MH 2@Cu 14 (M = Cu, Ag) Clusters by Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:31541-31547. [PMID: 37663474 PMCID: PMC10468881 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Two structures, [Cu15H2(S2CNnBu2)6(C≡CPh)6][CuCl2] (1) and [AgH2Cu14{S2P(OiPr)2}6(C≡CPh)6][PF6] (2), are characterized by X-ray crystallography with high-quality single crystals. The position of interstitial hydrides can be accurately located. In addition, the refinement of the hydrides with anisotropic displacement parameters (ADPs) was successful. The distances between the central atom and copper atoms, as well as the distances within the metal cages surrounding the hydrides, are analyzed and compared with similar MH2@Cu14 (M = Cu, Ag, Pd) compounds. This work provides a thoughtful and accurate assessment of the considerations and challenges associated with anisotropic refinement for H atoms, particularly in X-ray data collection.
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- Jian-Hong Liao
- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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Artem'ev AV, Liu CW. Recent progress in dichalcophosphate coinage metal clusters and superatoms. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023. [PMID: 37184074 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc01215h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Atomically precise clusters of group 11 metals (Cu, Ag, and Au) attract considerable attention owing to their remarkable structure and fascinating properties. One of the unique subclasses of these clusters is based on dichalcophosphate ligands of [(RO)2PE2]- type (E = S or Se, and R = alkyl). These ligands successfully stabilise the most diverse Cu, Ag, and Au clusters and superatoms, spanning from simple ones to amazing assemblies featuring unusual structural and bonding patterns. It is noteworthy that such complicated clusters are assembled directly from cheap and simple reagents, metal(I) salts and dichalcophosphate anions. This reaction, when performed in the presence of a hydride or other anion sources, or foreign metal ions, results in hydrido- or anion-templated homo- or heteronuclear structures. In this feature article, we survey the recent advances in this exciting field, highlighting the powerful synthetic capabilities of the system "a metal(I) salt - [(RO)2PX2]- ligands - a templating anion or borohydride" as an inexhaustible platform for the creation of new atomically precise clusters, superatoms, and nanoalloys.
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- Alexander V Artem'ev
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB RAS, 3, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- National Dong Hwa University, Department of Chemistry, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng, Hualien 97401, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Silalahi RPB, Liao JH, Tseng YF, Chiu TH, Kahlal S, Saillard JY, Liu CW. Unusual core engineering on a copper hydride nanoball. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2106-2114. [PMID: 36722491 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03449b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A neutral polyhydrido copper cluster, [Cu27H15{S2CNnBu2}12] (abbreviated as [Cu27H15]), was prepared by the reaction of dithiocarbamates (dtc), Cu(I) salts and NaBH4. The isolated cluster provides insights into core engineering, demonstrating its novel ability to reversibly add or remove one copper atom from the cluster core. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that the new core-shell structure exhibits a Cu24 rhombicuboctahedral outer cage and an inner Cu3 triangular kernel. The two core-shell clusters, [Cu27H15{S2CNnBu2}12] and previously published [Cu28H15(S2CNnBu2)12]+ (abbreviated as [Cu28H15]+), are only differentiated by one copper atom in their inner core. Importantly, we demonstrate core engineering with the controllable reversible transition between an irregular Cu4 tetrahedron and a Cu3 triangle, whilst maintaining their outer Cu24 shell intact. The 15 hydride atoms in [Cu27H15], coordinated in three different modes, are co-incident with the hydride positions in [Cu28H15]+. The degradation of [Cu27H15] in solution or the addition of one eq. of Cu(I) ions leads to the conversion of [Cu27H15] into [Cu28H15]+, while the reverse transformation can be achieved by the addition of either formic acid or a reducing agent to [Cu28H15]+. A dicationic species was observed in the ESI mass spectrum, and the composition is formulated as [Cu56H30(S2CNnBu2)24]2+, a dimer of [Cu27H15(S2CNnBu2)12 + Cu+]22+. The dimeric species was further explored by DFT calculations, suggesting that the lowest energy structure consists of a [Cu28H15]+ and a [Cu27H15] cluster connected through one Cu+ atom bridge. As a result, [Cu27H15] is considered an intermediate species in the formation of the more stable [Cu28H15]+ nanoball.
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- Rhone P Brocha Silalahi
- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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López-Estrada O, Torres-Moreno JL, Zuniga-Gutierrez B, Calaminici P, Malola S, Köster AM, Häkkinen H. 1H NMR global diatropicity in copper hydride complexes. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:12668-12676. [PMID: 35947047 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02415b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Understanding the magnetic response of electrons in nanoclusters is essential to interpret their NMR spectra thereby providing guidelines for their synthesis towards various target applications. Here, we consider two copper hydride clusters that have applications in hydrogen storage and release under standard temperature and pressure. Through Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulations, we study dynamics effects and their contributions to the NMR peaks. Finally, we examine the electrons' magnetic response to an applied external magnetic field using the gauge-including magnetically induced currents theory. Local diatropic currents are generated in both clusters but an interesting global diatropic current also appears. This diatropic current has contributions from three μ3-H hydrides and six Cu atoms that form a chain together with three S atoms from the closest ligands resulting in a higher shielding of these hydrides' 1H NMR response. This explains the unusual upfield chemical shift compared to the common downfield shift in similarly coordinated hydrides both observed in previous experimental reports.
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- Omar López-Estrada
- Department of Physics, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
- Departamento de Química, Cinvestav, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 2508, A.P. 14740, Ciudad de México 07000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Cinvestav, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 2508, A.P. 14740, Ciudad de México 07000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Guadalajara, CUCEI, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421, C. P. 44430 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Cinvestav, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 2508, A.P. 14740, Ciudad de México 07000, Mexico
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- Department of Physics, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Departamento de Química, Cinvestav, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 2508, A.P. 14740, Ciudad de México 07000, Mexico
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- Department of Physics, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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Zhu XZ, Jia T, Guan ZJ, Zhang Q, Yang Y. Elongation of a Trigonal-Prismatic Copper Cluster by Diphosphine Ligands with Longer Spacers. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:15144-15151. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xiao-Zhao Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Jiangsu 221008, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Jiangsu 221008, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Hunan 410012, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Jiangsu 221008, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Jiangsu 221008, China
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Tanase T, Nakamae K, Ura Y, Nakajima T. Fine tunable metal assemblies constrained by multidentate phosphine ligands. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chiu TH, Liao JH, Gam F, Wu YY, Wang X, Kahlal S, Saillard JY, Liu CW. Hydride-Containing Eight-Electron Pt/Ag Superatoms: Structure, Bonding, and Multi-NMR Studies. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10599-10607. [PMID: 35654753 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Recent reports on hydride-doped noble metal nanoclusters strongly suggest that the encapsulated hydride is a part of the superatom core, but no accurate location of the hydride could be experimentally proved, so far. We report herein a hydride-doped eight-electron platinum/silver alloy nanocluster in which the position of four-coordinated hydride was determined by neutron diffraction for the first time. X-ray structures of [PtHAg19(dtp/desp)12] (dtp = S2P(OnPr)2, 1; dsep = Se2P(OiPr)2, 2) describe a central platinum hydride (PtH) unit encapsulated within a distorted Ag12 icosahedron, the resulting (PtH)@Ag12 core being stabilized by an outer sphere made up of 7 capping silver atoms and 12 dichalcogenolates. Solid-state structures of 1 and 2 differ somewhat in the spatial configuration of their outer spheres, resulting in overall different symmetries, C1 and C3, respectively. Whereas the multi-NMR spectra of 2 in solution at 173 K reveal that the structure of C3 symmetry is the predominant one, 1H and 195Pt NMR spectra of 1 at the same temperature disclose the presence of isomers of both C1 and C3 symmetry. DFT calculations found both isomers to be very close in energy, supporting the fact that they co-exist in solution. They also show that the [PtH@Ag12]5+ kernel can be viewed as a closed-shell superatomic core, the μ4-hydride electron contributing to its eight-electron count. On the other hand, the 1s(H) orbital contributes only moderately to the superatomic orbitals, being mainly involved in the building of a Pt-H bonding electron pair with the 5dz2(Pt) orbital.
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- Tzu-Hao Chiu
- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, Univ Rennes, Rennes F-35000, France
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11528, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, Univ Rennes, Rennes F-35000, France
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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Fang J, Liu Z, Xie Y, Lu X. 炔铜(I)纳米团簇的合成、结构规律与光电性质. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2022. [DOI: 10.1360/tb-2021-1084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Silalahi RPB, Wang Q, Liao J, Chiu T, Wu Y, Wang X, Kahlal S, Saillard J, Liu CW. Reactivities of Interstitial Hydrides in a Cu
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Template: En Route to Bimetallic Clusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202113266] [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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- Rhone P. Brocha Silalahi
- Department of Chemistry National Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Hualien 974301 Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Univ Rennes CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 35000 Rennes France
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- Department of Chemistry National Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Hualien 974301 Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry National Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Hualien 974301 Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 11528 Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Neutron Scattering Division Neutron Sciences Directorate Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Univ Rennes CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 35000 Rennes France
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- Department of Chemistry National Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Hualien 974301 Taiwan, R.O.C
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liu X, Shen H, Gao Y, Deng G, Deng H, Han YZ, Teo BK, Zheng N. Cu 28H 20: A Peculiar Chiral Nanocluster with an Exposed Cu Atom and 13 Surface Hydrides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7670-7673. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06415k] [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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Reported herein is racemate of a chiral nanocluster [Cu28H20(S2P(OiPr)2)9]- which has a tetrahedral Cu4 core embedded in a peculiar Cu24 shell. The Cu28H20 framework conforms to idealized C3 symmetry. The...
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Guo QL, Han BL, Sun CF, Wang Z, Tao Y, Lin JQ, Luo GG, Tung CH, Sun D. Observation of a bcc-like framework in polyhydrido copper nanoclusters. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:19642-19649. [PMID: 34816855 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05567d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cu is well-known to adopt a face-centered cubic (fcc) structure in the bulk phase. Ligand-stabilized Cu nanoclusters (NCs) with atomically precise structures are an emerging class of nanomaterials. However, it remains a great challenge to have non-fcc structured Cu NCs. In this contribution, we report the syntheses and total structure determination of six 28-nuclearity polyhydrido Cu NCs: [Cu28H16(dppp)4(RS)4(CF3CO2)8] (dppp = 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane, RSH = cyclohexylthiol, 1; tert-butylthiol, 3; and 2-thiophenethiol, 4) and [Cu28H16(dppe)4(RS)4(CH3CO2)6Cl2] (dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, RSH = (4-isopropyl)thiophenol, 2; 4-tert-butylbenzenethiol, 5; and 4-tert-butylbenzylmercaptan, 6). Their well-defined structures solved by X-ray single crystal diffraction reveal that these 28-Cu NCs are isostructural, and the overall metal framework is arranged as a sandwich structure with a core-shell Cu2@Cu16 unit held by two Cu5 fragments. One significant finding is that the organization of 18 Cu atoms in the Cu2@Cu16 could be regarded as an incomplete and distorted version of 3 × 2 × 2 "cutout" of the body-centered cubic (bcc) bulk phase, which was strikingly different to the fcc structure of bulk Cu. The bcc framework came as a surprise, as no bcc structures have been previously observed in Cu NCs. A comparison with the ideal bcc arrangement of 18 Cu atoms in the bcc lattice suggests that the distortion of the bcc structure results from the insertion of interstitial hydrides. The existence, number, and location of hydrides in these polyhydrido Cu NCs are established by combined experimental and DFT results. These results have significant implications for the development of high-nuclearity Cu hydride NCs with a non-fcc architecture.
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- Qi-Lin Guo
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Functional Materials Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, 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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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Functional Materials Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, 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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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, 3215 Daniel Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Functional Materials Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Functional Materials Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, 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 S, Liu T, Jiang DE. Locating Hydrides in Ligand-Protected Copper Nanoclusters by Deep Learning. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:53468-53474. [PMID: 34591462 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Hydrides play an important role in constructing atomically precise metal nanoclusters and nanoparticles. They occupy both the interstitial sites inside the metal cores and the interfacial sites between the surface of the metal core and the ligand layer. Although the heavy-atom positions can be routinely determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, the challenge in growing a large and high-enough-quality single crystal for neutron diffraction and the limited availability of neutron sources have prevented researchers from precisely knowing the hydride locations. A recently developed deep-learning method showed great promise in accelerating the determination of hydride sites in metal nanostructures, but it is unclear if this approach, trained on clusters up to Cu32 in size, can be applied to recently discovered, much larger nanoclusters such as Cu81. Here we show that an improved deep-learning model based on convolutional neural networks is both accurate and robust. We apply it to two recently reported copper nanoclusters, [Cu32(PET)24H8Cl2]2- and [Cu81(PhS)46(tBuNH2)10H32]3+, whose hydride locations have not been determined by neutron but were proposed from density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In the former, our CNN model confirms the DFT structure; in the latter, our CNN model predicts a more stable structure with different hydride sites.
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- Song Wang
- 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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Silalahi RPB, Wang Q, Liao JH, Chiu TH, Wu YY, Wang X, Kahlal S, Saillard JY, Liu CW. Reactivities of Interstitial Hydrides in a Cu 11 Template: En Route to Bimetallic Clusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202113266. [PMID: 34755440 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In sharp contrast to surface hydrides, reactivities of interstitial hydrides are difficult to explore. When treated with a metal ion (Cu+ , Ag+ , and Au+ ), the stable CuI dihydride template [Cu11 H2 {S2 P(Oi Pr)2 }6 (C≡CPh)3 ] (H2 Cu11 ) generates surprisingly three very different compounds, namely [CuH2 Cu11 {S2 P(Oi Pr)2 }6 (C≡CPh)3 ]+ (1), [AgH2 Cu14 {S2 P(Oi Pr)2 }6 ((C≡CPh)6 ]+ (2), and [AuCu11 {S2 P(Oi Pr)2 }6 (C≡CPh)3 Cl] (3). Compounds 1 and 2 are both MI species and maintain the same number of hydride ligands as their H2 Cu11 precursor. Neutron diffraction revealed the first time a trigonal-pyramidal hydride coordination mode in the AgCu3 environment of 2. 3 has no hydride and exhibits a mixed-valent [AuCu11 ]10+ metal core, making it a two-electron superatom.
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- Rhone P Brocha Silalahi
- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Hualien, 974301, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Hualien, 974301, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Hualien, 974301, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11528, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, No. 1, Sec 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Hualien, 974301, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Yi H, Han SM, Song S, Kim M, Sim E, Lee D. Superatom‐in‐Superatom [RhH@Ag
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- Hanseok Yi
- Department of Chemistry Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea
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Yi H, Han SM, Song S, Kim M, Sim E, Lee D. Superatom-in-Superatom [RhH@Ag 24 (SPhMe 2 ) 18 ] 2- Nanocluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:22293-22300. [PMID: 34224193 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Heterometal doping is a powerful method for tuning the physicochemical properties of metal nanoclusters. While the heterometals doped into such nanoclusters predominantly include transition metals with closed d-shells, the doping of open d-shell metals remains largely unexplored. Herein, we report the first synthesis of a [RhHAg24 (SPhMe2 )18 ]2- nanocluster, in which a Rh atom with open d-shells ([Kr]4d8 5s1 ) is incorporated into the Ag24 framework by forming a RhH superatom with closed d-shells ([Kr]4d10 ). Combined experimental and theoretical investigations showed that the Ag24 framework was co-doped with Rh and hydride and that the RhH dopant was a superatomic construct of a Pd atom. Additional studies demonstrated that the [RhHAg24 (SPhMe2 )18 ]2- nanocluster was isoelectronic to the [PdAg24 (SPhMe2 )18 ]2- nanocluster with the superatomic 8-electron configuration (1S2 1P6 ). This study demonstrated for the first time that a superatom could be incorporated into a cluster superatom to generate a stable superatom-in-superatom nanocluster.
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- Hanseok Yi
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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Baghdasaryan A, Bürgi T. Copper nanoclusters: designed synthesis, structural diversity, and multiplatform applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:6283-6340. [PMID: 33885518 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08489a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have gained tremendous research interest in recent years due to their extraordinary properties. The molecular-like properties that originate from the quantized electronic states provide novel opportunities for the construction of unique nanomaterials possessing rich molecular-like absorption, luminescence, and magnetic properties. The field of monolayer-protected metal nanoclusters, especially copper, with well-defined molecular structures and compositions, is relatively new, about two to three decades old. Nevertheless, the massive progress in the field illustrates the importance of such nanoobjects as promising materials for various applications. In this respect, nanocluster-based catalysts have become very popular, showing high efficiencies and activities for the catalytic conversion of chemical compounds. Biomedical applications of clusters are an active research field aimed at finding better fluorescent contrast agents, therapeutic pharmaceuticals for the treatment and prevention of diseases, the early diagnosis of cancers and other potent diseases, especially at early stages. A huge library of structures and the compositions of copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) with atomic precisions have already been discovered during last few decades; however, there are many concerns to be addressed and questions to be answered. Hopefully, in future, with the combined efforts of material scientists, inorganic chemists, and computational scientists, a thorough understanding of the unique molecular-like properties of metal nanoclusters will be achieved. This, on the other hand, will allow the interdisciplinary researchers to design novel catalysts, biosensors, or therapeutic agents using highly structured, atomically precise, and stable CuNCs. Thus, we hope this review will guide the reader through the field of CuNCs, while discussing the main achievements and improvements, along with challenges and drawbacks that one needs to face and overcome.
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- Ani Baghdasaryan
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Hydrido-coinage-metal clusters: Rational design, synthetic protocols and structural characteristics. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hu CX, Xuan YH, Jiang ZH, Lu T, Yang J, Yuan H, Tian YP, Sun ZG, Jiang XF. Self-assembly of cuprous iodide cluster-based calix[4]resorcinarenes and photocatalytic properties. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01069g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cluster-based complexes 1 and 2 with [Cu6I5] and [Cu8I8] polynuclear motifs were constructed via a conformation-adaptive self-assembly strategy, respectively. Two Cu(i) complexes exhibited photocatalytic activity to the CuAAC reaction in water solution.
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- Chu-Xing Hu
- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, P. R. China
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Ekanayake DA, Chakraborty A, Krause JA, Guan H. Steric Effects of HN(CH2CH2PR2)2 on the Nuclearity of Copper Hydrides. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:12817-12828. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Dewmi A. Ekanayake
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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Barik SK, Huo S, Wu C, Chiu T, Liao J, Wang X, Kahlal S, Saillard J, Liu CW. Polyhydrido Copper Nanoclusters with a Hollow Icosahedral Core: [Cu
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Pr or
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Bu). Chemistry 2020; 26:10471-10479. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Subrat Kumar Barik
- Department of ChemistryNational Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng Hualien 974301 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of ChemistryNational Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng Hualien 974301 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of ChemistryNational Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng Hualien 974301 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of ChemistryNational Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng Hualien 974301 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of ChemistryNational Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng Hualien 974301 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Neutron Scattering DivisionNeutron Sciences DirectorateOak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN, 37831 USA
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- CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226Univ Rennes 35000 Rennes France
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- Department of ChemistryNational Dong Hwa University No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng Hualien 974301 Taiwan R.O.C
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Huang RW, Yin J, Dong C, Ghosh A, Alhilaly MJ, Dong X, Hedhili MN, Abou-Hamad E, Alamer B, Nematulloev S, Han Y, Mohammed OF, Bakr OM. [Cu81(PhS)46(tBuNH2)10(H)32]3+ Reveals the Coexistence of Large Planar Cores and Hemispherical Shells in High-Nuclearity Copper Nanoclusters. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:8696-8705. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Ren-Wu Huang
- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMISU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Core Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Core Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Taif University, Taif 11099, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Zhong YJ, Liao JH, Chiu TH, Wu YY, Kahlal S, Saillard JY, Liu CW. Hydride-encapsulated bimetallic clusters supported by 1,1-dithiolates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:9300-9303. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03848b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A four-coordinated hydride lying at the center of heptanuclear bimetallic clusters was anisotropically refined to convergence by X-ray crystallography.
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- Yu-Jie Zhong
- Department of Chemistry
- National Dong Hwa University
- Hualien 974301
- Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Dong Hwa University
- Hualien 974301
- Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Dong Hwa University
- Hualien 974301
- Republic of China
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Academia Sinica
- Taipei 11528
- Republic of China
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- CNRS
- ISCR-UMR 6226
- Univ. Rennes
- F-35000 Rennes
- France
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Dong Hwa University
- Hualien 974301
- Republic of China
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