Ag(μ-S)(p-TBBT)(PPh): symmetry breaking induced by the core to generate chirality.
Tian, Fan;Chen, Rong;
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)2020
231
tian2020agsptbbtpphchemical
Abstract
A chiral silver-sulfur nanocluster with a μ8-S inside, Ag18(μ8-S)(p-TBBT)16(PPh3)8, was successfully synthesized and characterized. This nanocluster is composed of a crown-like Ag8S core and an Ag10S16P8 meso-shell. The presence of the core induces symmetry breaking of the nanocluster from S8 to C4, and therefore endows the cluster with chirality.