title: A New Crystal Structure of Au36 with a Au14 Kernel Cocapped by Thiolate and Chloride.
abstract: This study presents a new crystal structure of a gold nanocluster coprotected by thiolate and chloride, with the formula of Au36(SCH2Ph-(t)Bu)8Cl20. This nanocluster is composed of a Au14 core with two Cl atoms, a pair of pentameric Au5(SCl5) staple motifs, and a pair of hexameric Au6(S3Cl4) motifs. It is noteworthy that the "Au-Cl-Au" staple motifs are observed for the first time in thiolate protected gold nanoclusters. More importantly, the formation of the Cl-Au3 motifs is found to be mainly responsible for the configuration of the gold nanocluster. This work will offer a new perspective to understand how the ligands affect the crystal structure of gold nanocluster.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
authors.forename: Sha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
authors.forename: Yongbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
authors.forename: Hongting
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
authors.forename: Hanbao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
authors.forename: Manzhou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu