Revealing the chirality origin and homochirality crystallization of Ag14 nanocluster at the molecular level
oleh: Xiao-Qian Liang, Ying-Zhou Li, Zhi Wang, Shan-Shan Zhang, Yi-Cheng Liu, Zhao-Zhen Cao, Lei Feng, Zhi-Yong Gao, Qing-Wang Xue, Chen-Ho Tung, Di Sun
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01 |
Deskripsi
The preparation of chiral monolayer-protected metal clusters is interesting for their potential applications in a variety of fields, including catalysis. Here, the authors synthesize chiral Ag14 nanoclusters in an all-achiral environment, and decipher the origin of chirality at the molecular level; the solvent choice is key to achieve homochiral crystallization.