title: Remarkable enhancement in ligand-exchange reactivity of thiolate-protected Au25 nanoclusters by single Pd atom doping.
abstract: The effect of Pd doping on the ligand-exchange reactivity of Au(25)(SC(12)H(25))(18) was studied by comparing the ligand-exchange reactivity of [Au(25)(SC(12)H(25))(18)](-) and [PdAu(24)(SC(12)H(25))(18)](0) and the results clearly demonstrate that, regardless of the kind of incoming thiols and solvents, Pd doping greatly increases the rate of ligand exchange of Au(25)(SC(12)H(25))(18), indicating an enhanced ease of ligand exchange.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niihori
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kurashige
authors.forename: Miku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Negishi