Atomically Precise Preorganization of Open Metal Sites on Gold Nanoclusters with High Catalytic Performance

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Gold nanoclusters with surface open sites are crucial for practical applications in catalysis. We have developed a surface geometric mismatch strategy by using mixed ligands of different type of hindrance. When bulky phosphine Ph3 P and planar dipyridyl amine (Hdpa) are simultaneously used, steric repulsion between the ligands will reduce the ligand coverage of gold clusters. A well-defined access granted gold nanocluster [Au23 (Ph3 P)10 (dpa)2 Cl](SO3 CF3 )2 (Au23 , dpa=dipyridylamido) has been successfully synthesized. Single crystal structural determination reveals that Au23 has eight uncoordinated gold atoms in the shape of a distorted bicapped triangular prism. The accessibility of the exposed Au atoms has been confirmed quantitatively by luminescent titration with 2-naphthalenethiol. This cluster has excellent performance toward selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde and demonstrates excellent stability due to the protection of negatively charged multidentate ligand dpa.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 60(2021), 10 vom: 01. März, Seite 5225-5229

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yuan, Shang-Fu [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Zong-Jie [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Quan-Ming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amine ligands
Cluster compounds
Gold
Journal Article
Luminescent titration
Selective oxidation

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Date Revised 22.02.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202012499

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NLM318245701