Mechanistic insights from atomically precise gold nanocluster-catalyzed reduction of 4-nitrophenol
A trio of thiolate-protected atomically precise gold nanoclusters, [Au23(S-c-C6H11)16]–, Au24(SCH2pHtBu)20 and [Au25(SCH2CH2pH)18]–, are utilized as catalysts for 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) reduction to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). Despite nearly identical sizes (~1 nm), the three nanoclusters possess distinctly...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Progress in Natural Science: Materials International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002007116300843 |