Designed synthesis of size-tunable Ag2S nanoclusters via distinguishable C-S bond cleavage reaction of alkyl- and aryl-thiolates

Dalton Trans. 2015 Mar 7;44(9):3963-6. doi: 10.1039/c4dt04021j.

Abstract

We report herein the synthesis of two different silver clusters of aryl- and alkyl-thiolates. These two cluster complexes exhibited biased C-S bond cleavage reaction rates upon removing protective hexamethylazacalix[6]pyridine (Py[6]) ligands, which was applied in the fabrication of silver sulfide nanoclusters with variable and controllable sizes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ligands
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Pyridines / chemistry
  • Silver Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Ligands
  • Pyridines
  • Silver Compounds
  • silver sulfide