The mechanism of metal exchange in non-metallic nanoclusters

• DOI: 10.1039/c9na00746f
• Publication Date: 2020-01-14T06:23:33Z
• Authors: Shuxin Wang; Lin Xiong; Guodong Sun; Li Tang; Jun Zhang; Yong Pei; Manzhou Zhu
• Keywords: Nanoclusters

We substituted gold atoms in fcc structured Au28 and Au36 nanoclusters with a Ag(i)SR complex obtained Ag x Au28-x Au36-x nanoclusters, respectively. The positive electrostatic potential (ESP) dual descriptor (Δf) values were calculated for the metal cores of both which indicated that exchange is an electrophilic reaction.