Restriction of intramolecular rotation for functionalizing metal nanoclusters.

ABSTRACT: The restriction of intramolecular rotation has been extensively exploited to trigger the property enhancement of nanocluster-based materials. However, such a restriction is induced mainly by intermolecular aggregation. The direct restriction of intramolecular rotation of metal nanoclusters, which could boost their properties at the single molecular level, remains rarely explored. Here, ligand engineering was applied to activate intramolecular interactions at the interface between peripheral ligands and metallic kernels of metal nanoclusters. For the newly reported Au₄Ag₁₃(SPhCl₂)₉(DPPM)₃ nanocluster, the molecule-level interactions between the Cl terminals on thiol ligands and the Ag atoms on the cluster kernel remarkably restricted th

SUBMITTER: Xin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10430645 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature