A review of state of the art in phosphine ligated gold clusters and application in catalysis

RH Adnan, JML Madridejos, AS Alotabi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise gold clusters are highly desirable due to their well‐defined structure
which allows the study of structure–property relationships. In addition, they have potential in …

Toward Solution Syntheses of the Tetrahedral Au20 Pyramid and Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters with Uncoordinated Sites

QF Zhang, X Chen, LS Wang - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus A long-standing objective of cluster science is to discover highly stable clusters
and to use them as models for catalysts and building blocks for cluster-assembled materials …

Understanding ligand effects in gold clusters using mass spectrometry

GE Johnson, J Laskin - Analyst, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This review summarizes recent research on the influence of phosphine ligands on the size,
stability, and reactivity of gold clusters synthesized in solution. Sub-nanometer clusters …

Reaction Monitoring and Structural Characterisation of Coordination Driven Self-Assembled Systems by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry

OH Lloyd Williams, NJ Rijs - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nature creates exquisite molecular assemblies, required for the molecular-level functions of
life, via self-assembly. Understanding and harnessing these complex processes presents an …

Ligand induced structural isomerism in phosphine coordinated gold clusters revealed by ion mobility mass spectrometry

MR Ligare, ES Baker, J Laskin… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Structural isomerism in ligated gold clusters is revealed using electrospray ionization ion
mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry. Phosphine ligated Au8 clusters are shown to …

Size-dependent stability toward dissociation and ligand binding energies of phosphine ligated gold cluster ions

GE Johnson, T Priest, J Laskin - Chemical Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The size-dependent properties of ultra-small gold cluster ions ligated with phosphines are
important to their scalable synthesis and potential applications in catalysis and energy …

Ion Mobility Spectrometry Characterization of the Intermediate Hydrogen-Containing Gold Cluster Au7(PPh3)7H52+

MR Ligare, KA Morrison, MA Hewitt… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We employ ion mobility spectrometry and density functional theory to determine the structure
of Au7 (PPh3) 7H52+ (PPh3= triphenylphosphine), which was recently identified by high …

Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Gas-Phase Unimolecular Reactivity of the Silver Hydride Nanocluster [Ag3((PPh2)2CH2)33-H)](BF4)2

A Zavras, GN Khairallah, TU Connell… - Inorganic …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A bis (diphenylphosphino) methane-ligated trinuclear silver hydride nanocluster,[Ag3
((Ph2P) 2CH2) 3 (μ3-H)](BF4) 2, featuring three silver (I) ions coordinated to a μ3-hydride …

ESI-MS Identification of the Cationic Phosphine-Ligated Gold Clusters Au1–22: Insight into the Gold–Ligand Ratio and Abundance of Larger Clusters

MA Hewitt, H Hernández… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Triphenylphosphine (PPh3)-ligated gold nanoclusters are valuable for a number of potential
applications due to their relative ease of synthesis and usefulness in forming advanced …

In situ studies on controlling an atomically-accurate formation process of gold nanoclusters

L Yang, H Cheng, Y Jiang, T Huang, J Bao, Z Sun… - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Knowledge of the molecular formation mechanism of metal nanoclusters is essential for
develo** chemistry for accurate control over their synthesis. Herein, the “top-down” …