Improving the Catalytic Activity of Au25 Nanocluster by Peeling and Doping

Tuning the nanoclusters＇ compositions and structures is critical for the performance improvement of nanoclusters.Herein,a well-known Au25（SCH2CH2Ph）18 （Au25 for short） nanocluster has been transformed to a rare cadmium doped gold nanocluster [Au13Cd2（PPh3）6（SC2H4Ph）6（NO3）2]2Cd（NO3）4 （Au26Cd5 for sho...

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Published in:Chinese journal of chemistry 2017-05, Vol.35 (5), p.567-571
Main Authors: Li, Man‐bo, Tian, Shi‐kai, Wu, Zhikun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A3‐coupling reaction
catalysis
doping
gold nanocluster
Icosahedrons
Nanoclusters
peeling
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Summary:Tuning the nanoclusters＇ compositions and structures is critical for the performance improvement of nanoclusters.Herein,a well-known Au25（SCH2CH2Ph）18 （Au25 for short） nanocluster has been transformed to a rare cadmium doped gold nanocluster [Au13Cd2（PPh3）6（SC2H4Ph）6（NO3）2]2Cd（NO3）4 （Au26Cd5 for short） by peeling and doping.Although Au25 exhibits no catalytic activity toward A3-coupling reaction under the investigated conditions,the novel cadmium doped gold nanocluster Au26Cd5 shows high catalytic activity,as well as good recyclability and substrate tolerance for the same reaction.The high catalytic activity is attributed to the cooperation between the exerted cadmium atoms and the neighbor gold atoms on the surface of Au13 icosahedron.This work has important implication for the tuning of nanoclusters＇ compositions and structures targeting the improvement of catalytic performance by some unusual but effective strategies.
ISSN:1001-604X
1614-7065
DOI:10.1002/cjoc.201600526