Issue 23, 2024

[Au9Ag6(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR)10(DPPM)2Cl2](PPh4): a four-electron cluster with a bi-decahedral twisted metal core

Abstract

The assembly of cluster units in a distinct manner can give rise to nanoclusters exhibiting unique geometrical structures and properties. Herein, we present a one-pot synthesis and structural characterization of a AuAg alloy cluster, [Au9Ag6(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR)10(DPPM)2Cl2](PPh4), denoted as Au9Ag6 (where HC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR is 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetylene, and DPPM is bis(diphenylphosphino)methane). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction data analysis reveals that Au9Ag6 features a distinctive Au7Ag6 bi-decahedral core, formed by a twisted assembly of two Au4Ag3 decahedra sharing one vertex. The Au4Ag3 building blocks are bridged by two gold atoms on opposite sides of the bi-decahedral core. The Au9Ag6 cluster is monoanionic and it is stabilized by two chloride, two DPPM and ten alkynyl ligands. This cluster represents the first instance of a cluster of clusters built upon decahedral units.

Graphical abstract: [Au9Ag6(C [[triple bond, length as m-dash]] CR)10(DPPM)2Cl2](PPh4): a four-electron cluster with a bi-decahedral twisted metal core

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Apr. 2024
Accepted
06 Maijs 2024
First published
07 Maijs 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 11090-11095

[Au9Ag6(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CR)10(DPPM)2Cl2](PPh4): a four-electron cluster with a bi-decahedral twisted metal core

G. Deng, T. Ki, S. Yoo, X. Liu, K. Lee, M. S. Bootharaju and T. Hyeon, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 11090 DOI: 10.1039/D4NR01471E

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