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Xiting Yuan
From Symmetry Breaking to Unraveling the Origin of the Chirality of Ligated Au13Cu2 Nanoclusters
A general method, using mixed ligands (here diphosphines and thiolates) is devised to turn an achiral metal cluster, Au13Cu2, into an enantiomeric pair by breaking (lowering) the overall molecular symmetry with the ligands. Using an achiral diphosphine, a racemic [Au13Cu2(DPPP)3(SPy)6]+ was prepared which crystallizes in centrosymmetric space groups. Using chiral diphosphines, enantioselective synthesis of an optically pure, enantiomeric pair of [Au13Cu2((2r,4r)/(2s,4s)‐BDPP)3(SPy)6]+ was achieved in one pot. Their circular dichroism (CD) spectra give perfect mirror images in the range of 250–500 nm with maximum anisotropy factors of 1.2×10−3. DFT calculations provided good correlations wit…
Atomically Precise Alkynyl- and Halide-Protected AuAg Nanoclusters Au78Ag66(C≡CPh)48Cl8 and Au74Ag60(C≡CPh)40Br12: The Ligation Effects of Halides
Reported herein are the synthesis and structures of two high-nuclearity AuAg nanoclusters, namely, [Au78Ag66(C≡CPh)48Cl8]q− and [Au74Ag60(C≡CPh)40Br12]2–. Both clusters possess a three-concentric-s...
Combinatorial Identification of Hydrides in a Ligated Ag40 Nanocluster with Noncompact Metal Core
No formation of bulk silver hydride has been reported. Until very recently, only a few silver nanoclusters containing hydrides have been successfully prepared. However, due to the lack of effective techniques and also poor stability of hydride-containing Ag nanoclusters, the identification of hydrides' location within Ag nanoclusters is challenging and not yet achieved, although some successes have been reported on clusters of several Ag atoms. In this work, we report a detailed structural and spectroscopic characterization of the [Ag40(DMBT)24(PPh3)8H12]2+ (Ag40H12) cluster (DMBT = 2,4-dimethylbenzenethiol). The metal framework consists of three concentric shells of Ag8@Ag24@Ag8, which can…
Combinatorial Identification of Hydrides in a Ligated Ag40 Nanocluster with Non-compact Metal Core
No formation of bulk silver hydride has been reported. Until very recently, only few silver nanoclusters containing hydrides have been successfully prepared. However, due to the lack of effective techniques and also poor stability of hydride-containing Ag nanoclusters, the identification of hydrides’ location within Ag nanoclusters is challenging and not yet achieved although some successes have been reported on clusters of several Ag atoms. In this work, we report a detailed structural and spectroscopic characterization of the [Ag40(DMBT)24(PPh3)8H12]2+ (Ag40H12) cluster (DMBT=2,4-dimethylbenzenethiol). The metal framework consists of three-concentric shells of Ag8@Ag24@Ag8 which can be de…
From Symmetry Breaking to Unraveling the Origin of the Chirality of Ligated Au13 Cu2 Nanoclusters
A general method, using mixed ligands (here diphosphines and thiolates) is devised to turn an achiral metal cluster, Au13 Cu2 , into an enantiomeric pair by breaking (lowering) the overall molecular symmetry with the ligands. Using an achiral diphosphine, a racemic [Au13 Cu2 (DPPP)3 (SPy)6 ]+ was prepared which crystallizes in centrosymmetric space groups. Using chiral diphosphines, enantioselective synthesis of an optically pure, enantiomeric pair of [Au13 Cu2 ((2r,4r)/(2s,4s)-BDPP)3 (SPy)6 ]+ was achieved in one pot. Their circular dichroism (CD) spectra give perfect mirror images in the range of 250-500 nm with maximum anisotropy factors of 1.2×10-3 . DFT calculations provided good corre…
CCDC 2044601: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Xiting Yuan, Sami Malola, Guocheng Deng, Fengjiao Chen, Hannu Häkkinen, Boon K. Teo, Lansun Zheng, Nanfeng Zheng|2021|Inorg.Chem.|60|3529|doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03462
CCDC 2044592: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Xiting Yuan, Sami Malola, Guocheng Deng, Fengjiao Chen, Hannu Häkkinen, Boon K. Teo, Lansun Zheng, Nanfeng Zheng|2021|Inorg.Chem.|60|3529|doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03462
CCDC 1814032: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Guocheng Deng, Sami Malola, Juanzhu Yan, Yingzi Han, Peng Yuan, Chaowei Zhao, Xiting Yuan, Shuichao Lin, Zichao Tang, Boon K. Teo, Hannu Häkkinen, Nanfeng Zheng|2018|Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.|57|3421|doi:10.1002/anie.201800327
CCDC 1814033: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Guocheng Deng, Sami Malola, Juanzhu Yan, Yingzi Han, Peng Yuan, Chaowei Zhao, Xiting Yuan, Shuichao Lin, Zichao Tang, Boon K. Teo, Hannu Häkkinen, Nanfeng Zheng|2018|Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.|57|3421|doi:10.1002/anie.201800327
CCDC 1942682: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Xiting Yuan, Cunfa Sun, Xihua Li, Sami Malola, Boon K. Teo, Hannu Häkkinen, Lan-Sun Zheng, Nanfeng Zheng|2019|J.Am.Chem.Soc.|141|11905|doi:10.1021/jacs.9b03009
CCDC 1814031: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Guocheng Deng, Sami Malola, Juanzhu Yan, Yingzi Han, Peng Yuan, Chaowei Zhao, Xiting Yuan, Shuichao Lin, Zichao Tang, Boon K. Teo, Hannu Häkkinen, Nanfeng Zheng|2018|Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.|57|3421|doi:10.1002/anie.201800327