title: One-pot synthesis and characterization of subnanometre-size benzotriazolate protected copper clusters.
abstract: A simple one-pot method for the preparation of subnanometre-size benzotriazolate (BTA) protected copper clusters, Cu(n)BTA(m), is reported. The clusters were analyzed by optical and infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and transmission electron microscopy together with computational methods. We suggest a structural motif where the copper core of the Cu(n)BTA(m) clusters is protected by BTA-Cu(i)-BTA units.
authors.affiliation: Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014 JYU, Finland.
authors.forename: Kirsi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Salorinne
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ralf W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Troff
authors.forename: Maija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nissinen
authors.forename: Hannu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Häkkinen
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014230:Triazoles / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D014230:Triazoles; D003300:Copper; C012771:benzotriazole