Ag44(SR)30(4-): a silver-thiolate superatom complex.
Intensely and broadly absorbing nanoparticles (IBANs) of silver protected by arylthiolates were recently synthesized and showed unique optical properties, yet question of their dispersity and their molecular formulas remained. Here IBANs are identified as a superatom complex with a molecular formula of Ag(44)(SR)(30)(4-) and an electron count of 18. This molecular character is shared by IBANs protected by 4-fluorothiophenol or 2-naphthalenethiol. The molecular formula and purity is determined by mass spectrometry and confirmed by sedimentation velocity-analytical ultracentrifugation. The data also give preliminary indications of a unique structure and environment for Ag(44)(SR)(30)(4-).
Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
Kellen M
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Harkness
Yun
Y
Tang
Amala
A
Dass
Jun
J
Pan
Nuwan
N
Kothalawala
Vijay J
VJ
Reddy
David E
DE
Cliffel
Borries
B
Demeler
Francesco
F
Stellacci
Osman M
OM
Bakr
John A
JA
McLean