Issue 18, 2020

Ag188-S)(p-TBBT)16(PPh3)8: symmetry breaking induced by the core to generate chirality

Abstract

A chiral silver–sulfur nanocluster with a μ8-S inside, Ag188-S)(p-TBBT)16(PPh3)8, was successfully synthesized and characterized. This nanocluster is composed of a crown-like Ag8S core and an Ag10S16P8 meso-shell. The presence of the core induces symmetry breaking of the nanocluster from S8 to C4, and therefore endows the cluster with chirality.

Graphical abstract: Ag18(μ8-S)(p-TBBT)16(PPh3)8: symmetry breaking induced by the core to generate chirality

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Dec 2019
Accepted
27 Jan 2020
First published
28 Jan 2020

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 2719-2722

Ag188-S)(p-TBBT)16(PPh3)8: symmetry breaking induced by the core to generate chirality

F. Tian and R. Chen, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 2719 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC10045H

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