title: Differential reactivity of the inner and outer positions of Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18 dimeric staples under place exchange conditions.
abstract: The kinetic analysis of the place exchange reaction on the neutral Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18 cluster by using 4-fluorobenzylthiol and a series of substituted arylthiols allowed us to establish, for the first time, that the selectivity for the inner and outer positions of the dimeric staples of the cluster can be modulated by using incoming thiols with different structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, I-34127 Trieste, Italy. ppengo@units.it lpasquato@units.it.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pengo
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bazzo
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boccalon
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pasquato