Synthesis and properties of an Au<sub>6</sub> cluster supported by a mixed N-heterocyclic carbene–thiolate ligand
Kirsi Salorinne, Renee W. Y. Man, Paul A. Lummis, Maryam Sabooni Asre Hazer, Sami Malola, Jacky C.‐H. Yim, Alex J. Veinot, Wenxia Zhou, Hannu Häkkinen, Masakazu Nambo, Cathleen M. Crudden
Abstract
chain results in no evidence of cluster formation. Density functional theory analysis predicts a non-metallic cluster with a large HOMO-LUMO (3.2-3.6 eV) and optical gap.
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