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