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Phosphine-Coordinated Pure-Gold Clusters: Diverse Geometrical Structures and Unique Optical Properties/Responses

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Gold Clusters, Colloids and Nanoparticles I

Part of the book series: Structure and Bonding ((STRUCTURE,volume 161))

Abstract

Synthetic techniques, geometrical structures, and electronic absorption spectra of phosphine-coordinated pure-gold molecular clusters (PGCs) accumulated over 40 years are comprehensively collected especially for those with unambiguous X-ray crystal structures available. Inspection of the electronic absorption spectra from geometrical aspects reveals that their optical properties are highly dependent on the cluster geometries rather than the nuclearity. Recent examples of unusual clusters that show unique color/photoluminescence properties and their utilization for stimuli-responsive modules are also presented.

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Abbreviations

Ar:

Aryl

AZS:

Alizarinsulfonate

Bu:

Butyl

DCM:

Dichloromethane

dppb:

Bis(diphenylphosphino)butane

dppe:

Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane

dpph:

Bis(diphenylphosphino)hexane

dppm:

Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane

dppo:

Bis(diphenylphosphino)octane

dpppe:

Bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane

equiv:

Equivalent(s)

Et:

Ethyl

i-Pr:

Isopropyl

Mes:

Mesityl

PL:

Photoluminescence

py:

Pyridyl

t-Bu:

Tert-butyl

Tol:

Tolyl

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The author is grateful to Professor Michael Mingos for reading the drafts of this chapter and providing useful comments, and to Dr. Yutaro Kamei for his help in preparing graphics and also checking the structural and spectral data.

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    Katsuaki Konishi

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Konishi, K. (2014). Phosphine-Coordinated Pure-Gold Clusters: Diverse Geometrical Structures and Unique Optical Properties/Responses. In: Mingos, D. (eds) Gold Clusters, Colloids and Nanoparticles I. Structure and Bonding, vol 161. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/430_2014_143

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