Self-assembly of a neutral luminescent Au12 cluster with D 2 symmetry

Qing Fu Sun, Terence Kwok Ming Lee, Pei Zhou Li, Liao Yuan Yao, Jing Jing Huang, Jing Huang, Shu Yan Yu*, Yi Zhi Li, Eddie Chung Chin Cheng, Vivian Wing Wah Yam

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Abstract

The preparation and characterization of luminescent neutral Au12 shuttle-like complexes is reported which shows a cyclic framework consisting of twelve gold(i) ions arranged in a closed ring via non-covalent Au(i)⋯Au(i) interactions to give a chiral D2 symmetrical structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5514-5516
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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