| Literature DB >> 24274138 |
Anindita Das1, Tao Li, Katsuyuki Nobusada, Chenjie Zeng, Nathaniel L Rosi, Rongchao Jin.
Abstract
We report the X-ray structure of a cyclohexanethiolate-capped [Au23(SR)16](-) nanocluster (counterion: tetraoctylammonium, TOA(+)). The structure comprises a cuboctahedron-based bipyramidal Au15 kernel, which is protected by two staple-like trimeric Au3(SR)4 motifs, two monomeric Au(SR)2 and four plain bridging SR ligands. Electronic structure analysis reveals nonsuperatomic feature of [Au23(SR)16](-) and confirms the Au15 kernel and surface motifs. The Au15 kernel and trimeric staple motif are unprecedented and offer new insight in understanding the structure evolution of gold nanoclusters.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 24274138 DOI: 10.1021/ja409177s
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419