A homoleptic alkynyl-protected [Ag<sub>9</sub>Cu<sub>6</sub>(<sup><i>t</i></sup>BuCC)<sub>12</sub>]<sup>+</sup> superatom with free electrons: synthesis, structure analysis, and different properties compared with the Au<sub>7</sub>Ag<sub>8</sub> cluster in the M<sub>15</sub><sup>+</sup> series
Xiaoshuang Ma, Lin Xiong, Lubing Qin, Yun Tang, Guanyu Ma, Yong Pei, Zhenghua Tang
Abstract
We report the first homoleptic alkynyl-protected Ag 9 Cu 6 superatom, and its structural differences from Au 7 Ag 8 cluster lead to different optical features and stability, where the structure–property correlation is revealed by DFT calculations.
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SuperatomHomolepticChemistryCluster (spacecraft)CrystallographyElectronAtomic physicsComputational chemistryElectronic structurePhysicsMetalNuclear physicsComputer scienceOrganic chemistryProgramming languageNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsNeurological Complications and SyndromesAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis