Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters
Ultrasmall (<2 nm) ligand-protected metal nanoclusters (NCs) have been an emerging class of functional materials with rich coordination chemistry, finding increasing acceptance in both basic and applied research owing to their atomic precision, well-defined molecular structure, and intriguing m...
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| description | Ultrasmall (<2 nm) ligand-protected metal nanoclusters (NCs) have been an emerging class of functional
materials with rich coordination chemistry, finding increasing acceptance in both basic and applied
research owing to their atomic precision, well-defined molecular structure, and intriguing molecular-like properties. The presence of ligands on metal NCs is crucial not only for maintaining their atomic precision and well-defined structure, but also for their rich coordination chemistry with noble metals, influencing the synthesis, and physicochemical and catalytic properties of metal NCs. In this review, we
discuss the important roles of ligands to metal NCs, taking water-soluble gold nanoclusters (Au NCs)
as an exampl e. The review covers the fundamental understandings (and advances) on the roles of ligands
to water-soluble Au NCs in the synthesis (e.g., influencing the size and formation rate, and revealing the
growth mechanisms), physicochemical properties (e.g., geometrical structure, chirality, stability, solubility, and electronic, photoluminescence and biological properties) and catalytic applications (e.g., accessibility, activity, selectivity, and coordination of catalytic mechanism of quasi-homogeneous catalysts and
immobilization of heterogeneous catalysts). The review also highlights some challenging issues on how
ligands and ligand engineering could expand the scope of metal NCs in the synthesis, physicochemical
properties, and catalytic application. |
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| spelling | iium-663022019-01-17T08:33:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66302/ Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters Nasaruddin, Ricca Rahman Chen, Tiankai Yan, Ning Xie, Jianping QD Chemistry TP155 Chemical engineering Ultrasmall (<2 nm) ligand-protected metal nanoclusters (NCs) have been an emerging class of functional materials with rich coordination chemistry, finding increasing acceptance in both basic and applied research owing to their atomic precision, well-defined molecular structure, and intriguing molecular-like properties. The presence of ligands on metal NCs is crucial not only for maintaining their atomic precision and well-defined structure, but also for their rich coordination chemistry with noble metals, influencing the synthesis, and physicochemical and catalytic properties of metal NCs. In this review, we discuss the important roles of ligands to metal NCs, taking water-soluble gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) as an exampl e. The review covers the fundamental understandings (and advances) on the roles of ligands to water-soluble Au NCs in the synthesis (e.g., influencing the size and formation rate, and revealing the growth mechanisms), physicochemical properties (e.g., geometrical structure, chirality, stability, solubility, and electronic, photoluminescence and biological properties) and catalytic applications (e.g., accessibility, activity, selectivity, and coordination of catalytic mechanism of quasi-homogeneous catalysts and immobilization of heterogeneous catalysts). The review also highlights some challenging issues on how ligands and ligand engineering could expand the scope of metal NCs in the synthesis, physicochemical properties, and catalytic application. Elsevier B.V. 2018-08-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66302/1/66302_Roles%20of%20thiolate%20ligands.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66302/2/66302_Roles%20of%20thiolate%20ligands_SCOPUS.pdf Nasaruddin, Ricca Rahman and Chen, Tiankai and Yan, Ning and Xie, Jianping (2018) Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 368. pp. 60-79. ISSN 0010-8545 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010854518300535 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.04.016 |
| spellingShingle | QD Chemistry TP155 Chemical engineering Nasaruddin, Ricca Rahman Chen, Tiankai Yan, Ning Xie, Jianping Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters |
| title | Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters |
| title_full | Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters |
| title_fullStr | Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters |
| title_short | Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters |
| title_sort | roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters |
| topic | QD Chemistry TP155 Chemical engineering |
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