Ligand-Induced Stability of Gold Nanoclusters: Thiolate versus Selenolate

Thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters have attracted considerable attention as building blocks for new functional materials and have been extensively researched. Some studies have reported that changing the ligand of these gold nanoclusters from thiolate to selenolate increases cluster stability. To...

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Published in:The journal of physical chemistry letters 2012-09, Vol.3 (18), p.2649-2652
Main Authors: Kurashige, Wataru, Yamaguchi, Masaki, Nobusada, Katsuyuki, Negishi, Yuichi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Glasses, Colloids, Polymers, and Soft Matter
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Summary:Thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters have attracted considerable attention as building blocks for new functional materials and have been extensively researched. Some studies have reported that changing the ligand of these gold nanoclusters from thiolate to selenolate increases cluster stability. To confirm this, in this study, we compare the stabilities of precisely synthesized [Au25(SC8H17)18]− and [Au25(SeC8H17)18]− against degradation in solution, thermal dissolution, and laser fragmentation. The results demonstrate that changing the ligand from thiolate to selenolate increases cluster stability in reactions involving dissociation of the gold–ligand bond but reduces cluster stability in reactions involving intramolecular dissociation of the ligand. These results reveal that using selenolate ligands makes it possible to produce gold clusters that are more stable against degradation in solution than thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters.
ISSN:1948-7185
1948-7185
DOI:10.1021/jz301191t