Assembly of the Thiolated [Au1 Ag22 (S-Adm)12 ]3+ Superatom Complex into a Framework Material through Direct Linkage by SbF6 - Anions

Shuang Chen; Wenjun Du; Chenwanli Qin; Danyu Liu; Li Tang; Ying Liu; Shuxin Wang; Manzhou Zhu

doi:10.1002/anie.202000073

Assembly of the Thiolated [Au₁ Ag₂₂ (S-Adm)₁₂ ]³⁺ Superatom Complex into a Framework Material through Direct Linkage by SbF₆ ^- Anions

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2020 May 4;59(19):7542-7547. doi: 10.1002/anie.202000073. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Authors

Shuang Chen^{1

2}, Wenjun Du^{3

2}, Chenwanli Qin^{3

2}, Danyu Liu^{3

2}, Li Tang^{3

2}, Ying Liu^{3

2}, Shuxin Wang^{3

2}, Manzhou Zhu^{1

3

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, JiuLong Rd, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China.
² Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
³ Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China.

PMID: 32003526
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000073

Abstract

Building framework materials with desirable properties and enhanced functionalities with nanocluster/superatom complexes as building blocks remains a challenge in the field of nanomaterials. In this study, the chiral [Au₁ Ag₂₂ (S-Adm)₁₂ ]³⁺ nanocluster/superatom complex (SC, in which S-Adm=1-adamantanethiol) was employed as a building block to construct the three-dimensional (3D) superatom complex inorganic framework (SCIF) materials SCIF-1 and SCIF-2 through inorganic SbF₆ ^- linkers. SCIF-1 is racemic due to the assembly of two SC enantiomers in a single crystal. In SCIF-2, the SC enantiomers are packed in separate crystals, thus producing larger channels and a circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) response. These two 3D SCIF materials exhibit unique sensitive photoluminescence (PL) in protic solvents. Our study provides a new pathway for creating novel open-framework materials with superatom complexes and a foundation for the further development of 3D framework materials for sensing and other applications.

Keywords: circularly polarized luminescence; fluorescence switches; framework materials; metal clusters; superatom complexes.

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