Ligand-protected Au<sub>4</sub>Ru<sub>2</sub> and Au<sub>5</sub>Ru<sub>2</sub> nanoclusters: distinct structures and implications for site-cooperation catalysis
Yong-Nan Sun, Dan Yang, Yuying Zhang, Weigang Hu, Xinglian Cheng, Xu Liu, Mingyang Chen, Yan Zhu
Abstract
The Au<sub>5</sub>Ru<sub>2</sub> cluster with an Ru–Ru or Au–Ru dual-site outperforms the Au<sub>4</sub>Ru<sub>2</sub> cluster with a single-Ru site for <italic>N</italic>-methylation reactions.
Topics & Concepts
NanoclustersCatalysisLigand (biochemistry)ChemistryCrystallographyMaterials scienceNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryBiochemistryReceptorNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies