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One-pot synthesis and characterization of subnanometre-size benzotriazolate protected copper clusters

Hannu HäkkinenKirsi SalorinneRalf W. TroffXi ChenMaija Nissinen

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ta114Inorganic chemistryOne-pot synthesischemistry.chemical_elementInfrared spectroscopyTriazolesMass spectrometryCopperCharacterization (materials science)CrystallographychemistryCoordination ComplexesTransmission electron microscopyQuantum TheorySpectrophotometry UltravioletGeneral Materials ScienceStructural motifta116Copper

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A simple one-pot method for the preparation of subnanometre-size benzotriazolate (BTA) protected copper clusters, Cu(n)BTA(m), is reported. The clusters were analyzed by optical and infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and transmission electron microscopy together with computational methods. We suggest a structural motif where the copper core of the Cu(n)BTA(m) clusters is protected by BTA-Cu(i)-BTA units.

https://doi.org/10.1039/c2nr30444a