Eight-electron copper-hydride nanoclusters: synthesis, structure, alloying chemistry and photoluminescence.

ABSTRACT: The first copper-hydride nanocluster featuring eight free valence electrons has been successfully isolated and characterized spectroscopically. The structure of the nanocluster, represented by the chemical formula [Cu₄₇(PhSe)₁₅(PPh₃)₅(CF₃COO)₁₂H₁₂] (referred to as Cu₄₇H₁₂, where PPh₃ denotes triphenylphosphine), has been precisely determined through single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Several distinguishing features differentiate the Cu₄₇H₁₂ clusters from previously reported examples. In terms of composition, these clusters represent a rare instance of high-nuclearity Cu nanoclusters containing hydride and stabilized by selenolate ligands. From an elect

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907706 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature