title: Synthesis and molecular structure of a spheroidal binary nanoscale copper sulfide cluster.
abstract: The reaction of copper(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)methanethiolate [CuSCH2C6H4tBu] with bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfide S(SiMe3)2in the presence of triphenylphosphine PPh3afforded the binary 52 nuclear copper cluster [Cu52S12(SCH2C6H4tBu)28(PPh3)8]. The molecular structure of this intensely red coloured nanoscale Cu2S mimic was established by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. sebastian.bestgen@kit.edu dieter.fenske@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bestgen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nanotechnology and Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany and Lehn-Institute for Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fuhr
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. sebastian.bestgen@kit.edu dieter.fenske@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Roesky
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. sebastian.bestgen@kit.edu dieter.fenske@kit.edu and Institute of Nanotechnology and Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany and Lehn-Institute for Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fenske