All-Hydrocarbon-Ligated Superatomic Gold/Aluminum Clusters.

ABSTRACT: Key strategies in cluster synthesis include the use of modulating agents (e.g., coordinating additives). We studied the influence of various phosphines exhibiting different steric and electronic properties on the reduction of the Au(I) precursor to Au(0) clusters. We report a synthesis of the bimetallic clusters [Au₆(AlCp*)₆] = [Au₆Al₆](Cp*)₆ (1) and [HAu₇(AlCp*)₆] = [HAu₇Al₆](Cp*)₆ (2) (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadiene) using Au(I) precursors and AlCp*. The cluster [Au₂(AlCp*)₅] = [Au₂Al₅](Cp*)₅ (3) was isolated and identified as an intermediate species in the reactions to 1 and 2. The proces

SUBMITTER: Antsiburov I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900290 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature