The key role of Au-substrate interactions in catalytic gold subnanoclusters

Stabilization of gold nanoclusters in order to prevent their self-aggregation remains a great challenge. Here, the authors describe transient stabilization of very small catalytic gold subnanoclusters by alkyl chains or aromatic groups appended to the reactive π bond of simple alkynes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jesús Cordón, Gonzalo Jiménez-Osés, José M. López-de-Luzuriaga, Miguel Monge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01675-1