title: A stepwise bulk-to-cluster-to-particle transformation toward the efficient synthesis of alkynyl-protected silver nanoclusters.
abstract: We report herein the efficient synthesis of alkynyl-protected silver nanoclusters in terms of macrocycle-assisted bulk-to-cluster-to-nanoparticle transformation. Different substituted phenylacetylide ligands are applied to stabilize the silver nanoclusters by metal-carbon bonds and meanwhile determine the size of silver nanoclusters.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China. wancq@cnu.edu.cn and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. zhaolchem@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. zhaolchem@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China. wancq@cnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chong-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. zhaolchem@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao