title: Self-assembly of a neutral luminescent Au(12) cluster with D(2) symmetry.
abstract: The preparation and characterization of luminescent neutral Au(12) 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 D(2) symmetrical structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China.
authors.forename: Qing-Fu
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Terence Kwok-Ming
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Pei-Zhou
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liao-Yuan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Jing-Jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shu-Yan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yi-Zhi
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Eddie Chung-Chin
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Vivian Wing-Wah
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Yam