{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["6(1)"],"submitter":["Zhang Y"],"pubmed_abstract":["The structurally precise alloy nanoclusters have been emerged as a burgeoning nanomaterial for their unique physical/chemical features. We here report a rod-like nanocluster [Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>10</sub>I<sub>7</sub>](SbF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub>), which was generated through a transformation of a [Au<sub>9</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>8</sub>]<sup>3+</sup> intermediate in the presence of CuI, unveiled by time-dependent UV-vis spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry as well as single crystal X-ray diffraction. Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub> is comprised of two pentagonal bipyramids Au<sub>6</sub>Cu units and a pentagonal prism Cu<sub>11</sub> unit, where the copper and gold species are presented in +1 and 0 chemical states. The Cu-dopants significantly improved the stability and fluorescence (quantum yield: ~34%, 34-folds of homo-Au<sub>25</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>10</sub>Br<sub>7</sub>). The high stability of Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub> is attributed to the high binding energy of iodine ligands, Au-Cu synergistic effects and its 16-electon system as an 8-electron superatom dimer. Finally, the robust Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub> exhibited high catalytic activity (~92% conversion and ~84% methyl formate-selectivity) and good durability in methanol photo-oxidation."],"journal":["Communications chemistry"],"pagination":["24"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9908894"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Atomically precise copper dopants in metal clusters boost up stability, fluorescence, and photocatalytic activity."],"pmcid":["PMC9908894"],"pubmed_authors":["Li G","Li Z","Sharma S","Zhang J","Zhang Y","Qin Z"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Atomically precise copper dopants in metal clusters boost up stability, fluorescence, and photocatalytic activity.","description":"The structurally precise alloy nanoclusters have been emerged as a burgeoning nanomaterial for their unique physical/chemical features. We here report a rod-like nanocluster [Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>10</sub>I<sub>7</sub>](SbF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub>), which was generated through a transformation of a [Au<sub>9</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>8</sub>]<sup>3+</sup> intermediate in the presence of CuI, unveiled by time-dependent UV-vis spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry as well as single crystal X-ray diffraction. Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub> is comprised of two pentagonal bipyramids Au<sub>6</sub>Cu units and a pentagonal prism Cu<sub>11</sub> unit, where the copper and gold species are presented in +1 and 0 chemical states. The Cu-dopants significantly improved the stability and fluorescence (quantum yield: ~34%, 34-folds of homo-Au<sub>25</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>10</sub>Br<sub>7</sub>). The high stability of Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub> is attributed to the high binding energy of iodine ligands, Au-Cu synergistic effects and its 16-electon system as an 8-electron superatom dimer. Finally, the robust Au<sub>12</sub>Cu<sub>13</sub> exhibited high catalytic activity (~92% conversion and ~84% methyl formate-selectivity) and good durability in methanol photo-oxidation.","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-04-04T18:43:18.136Z","creation":"2025-04-04T18:43:18.136Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9908894","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36755056"],"doi":["10.1038/s42004-023-00817-5"]}}