Suzuki Wataru, Takahata Ryo, Mizuhata Yoshiyuki, Tokitoh Norihiro, Xue Songlin, Teranishi Toshiharu
Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
Graduate School for Science, Kyoto University Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan.
Chem Sci. 2024 Oct 17;15(45):18896-902. doi: 10.1039/d4sc02995j.
The interaction of dioxygen (O) with inorganic nanomaterials is one of the most essential steps to understanding the reaction mechanism of O-related reactions. However, quantitative analyses for O-binding processes and subsequent oxidation reactions on the surface are still elusive, whereas the reaction of O with molecules such as transition metal complexes has been widely explored. Herein, we have quantitatively evaluated reaction processes of air-oxidation reactions of atomically precise thiolate-protected Au nanoclusters ([Au(SR)]) as a model of O activation by inorganic nanomaterials. Kinetic analyses on the air-oxidation reaction of [Au(SR)] revealed a controlling factor for O-activation processes, which could be finely tunable by the protecting thiolate ligands.
双原子氧(O₂)与无机纳米材料的相互作用是理解与O₂相关反应机理的最关键步骤之一。然而,对于表面上O₂结合过程及后续氧化反应的定量分析仍然难以实现,而O₂与过渡金属配合物等分子的反应已得到广泛研究。在此,我们以原子精确的硫醇盐保护的金纳米团簇([Au(SR)₂])作为无机纳米材料激活O₂的模型,对其空气氧化反应的过程进行了定量评估。对[Au(SR)₂]空气氧化反应的动力学分析揭示了O₂激活过程的一个控制因素,该因素可通过保护硫醇盐配体进行精细调节。