Synthesis and X‐Ray Crystallographic Characterisation of Frustum‐Shaped Ligated [Cu 18 H 16 (DPPE) 6 ] 2+ and [Cu 16 H 14 (DPPA) 6 ] 2+ Nanoclusters and Studies on Their H 2 Evolution Reactions

Autor: Alison J. Edwards, Jiaye Li, Jonathan M. White, Gavin E. Reid, Howard Z. Ma, Yuning Hong, Roger J. Mulder, Richard A. J. O'Hair
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Chemistry – A European Journal. 24:2070-2074
ISSN: 1521-3765
0947-6539
Popis: We report new structural motifs for Cu nanoclusters that conceptually represent seed crystals for large face-centred cubic (FCC) crystal growth. Kinetically controlled syntheses, high resolution mass spectrometry experiments for determination of the dication formulae and crystallographic characterisation were carried out for [Cu18 H16 (DPPE)6 ][BF4 ][Cl] (DPPE=bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane) and [Cu16 H14 (DPPA)6 ][(BF4 )2 ] (DPPA=bis(diphenylphosphino)amine) polyhydrido nanoclusters, which feature the unprecedented bifrustum and frustum metal-core architecture in metal nanoclusters. The Cu18 nanocluster contains two Cu9 frustum cupolae and the Cu16 nanocluster has one Cu9 frustum cupola and a Cu7 distorted hexagonal-shape base. Gas-phase experiments revealed that both Cu18 H16 and Cu16 H14 cores can spontaneously release H2 upon removal of one bisphosphine capping ligand.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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