Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB RAS, 3, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
National Dong Hwa University, Department of Chemistry, No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng, Hualien 97401, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Jun 8;59(47):7182-7195. doi: 10.1039/d3cc01215h.
Atomically precise clusters of group 11 metals (Cu, Ag, and Au) attract considerable attention owing to their remarkable structure and fascinating properties. One of the unique subclasses of these clusters is based on dichalcophosphate ligands of [(RO)PE] type (E = S or Se, and R = alkyl). These ligands successfully stabilise the most diverse Cu, Ag, and Au clusters and superatoms, spanning from simple ones to amazing assemblies featuring unusual structural and bonding patterns. It is noteworthy that such complicated clusters are assembled directly from cheap and simple reagents, metal(I) salts and dichalcophosphate anions. This reaction, when performed in the presence of a hydride or other anion sources, or foreign metal ions, results in hydrido- or anion-templated homo- or heteronuclear structures. In this feature article, we survey the recent advances in this exciting field, highlighting the powerful synthetic capabilities of the system "a metal(I) salt - [(RO)PX] ligands - a templating anion or borohydride" as an inexhaustible platform for the creation of new atomically precise clusters, superatoms, and nanoalloys.
由于其显著的结构和迷人的性质，11 族金属（Cu、Ag 和 Au）的原子精确簇引起了相当大的关注。这些簇中的一个独特子类基于 [(RO)PE] 型的二卤代膦配体（E = S 或 Se，R = 烷基）。这些配体成功地稳定了最不同的 Cu、Ag 和 Au 簇和超原子，从简单的到具有不寻常结构和键合模式的惊人组装。值得注意的是，这种复杂的簇是直接从廉价且简单的试剂、金属（I）盐和二卤代膦阴离子组装而成的。当在氢化物或其他阴离子源或外来金属离子的存在下进行反应时，会得到氢化物或阴离子模板的同核或异核结构。在这篇专题文章中，我们调查了这个令人兴奋的领域的最新进展，强调了该系统“金属（I）盐-[(RO)PX]配体-模板阴离子或硼氢化物”的强大合成能力，作为创造新的原子精确簇、超原子和纳米合金的取之不尽的平台。
