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Analysis of the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol Catalyzed by Para-Mercaptobenzoic Acid Capped Magic Number Gold Clusters

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The magic number clusters Au102(p-MBA)44 and Au144(p-MBA)60 were synthesized and tested for their ability to catalyze the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Kinetic and thermodynamic analyses demonstrate that both clusters are effective catalysts with activation energies less than 10 kJ/mol and turnover frequencies approaching 103 h–1 per surface gold atom.

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We thankfully acknowledge Loyola University New Orleans for funding undergraduate student researchers on this project through the Carter Fellowship. We also thank Avery F. Hill and Dr. Allyn J. Shoeffler for helpful preliminary contributions and discussions, respectively. Lastly, we thank Dr. Christopher J. Ackerson for providing standards of both Au NCs for characteristic comparisons.

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    Christine L. Heinecke, Nicholas W. Milosch, Rachel E. Dufour & Mario G. Rodriguez

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Heinecke, C.L., Milosch, N.W., Dufour, R.E. et al. Analysis of the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol Catalyzed by Para-Mercaptobenzoic Acid Capped Magic Number Gold Clusters. Catal Lett 152, 1257–1263 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-021-03727-0

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