Alkynyl‐Protected Au23 Nanocluster: A 12‐Electron System

A 23‐gold‐atom nanocluster was prepared by NaBH₄‐mediated reduction of a solution of PhC?CAu and Ph₃PAuSbF₆ in CH₂Cl₂. The cluster composition was determined to be [Au₂₃(PhC?C)₉(Ph₃P)₆]²⁺ and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction revealed that the cluster has an unprecedented Au₁₇ kernel protected by three PhC₂‐Au‐C₂(Ph)‐Au‐C₂Ph motifs and six Ph₃P groups. The Au₁₇ core can be viewed as the fusion of two Au₁₀ units sharing a Au₃ triangle. Electronic structure analysis from DFT calculations suggests that the stability of this unusual 12‐electron cluster is a result of the splitting of the superatomic 1D orbitals under D_3h symmetry of the Au₁₇ kernel. The discovery and determination of the structure of the Au₂₃ cluster demonstrates the versatility of the alkynyl ligand in leading to the formation of new cluster compounds.     

An Inherently Chiral Au24 Framework with Double‐Helical Hexagold Strands

2,3‐bis(diphenylphosphino)butane enantiomers (chiraphos, L) used as chiral auxiliaries results in the preferential formation of an unprecedented Au₂₄ framework with inherent chirality. The crystal structure of [Au₂₄L₆Cl₄]²⁺ ( 1 ) has a square antiprism‐like octagold core twinned by two helicene‐like hexagold motifs, where the inherent chirality is associated with the helical arrangement. The clusters carrying (R,R)‐ and (S,S)‐ diphosphines had right‐ and left‐handed strands, respectively. Circular dichroism spectra showed peaks in the visible to near‐IR region, some of which did not coincide with absorption bands, suggesting the enantiomeric Au₂₄ frameworks possess unique chiroptical properties. The Au₂₄ frameworks were thermally robust, which could be attributed to the superatomic concept (18 e^? system) and the steric constraint effects of the bridging ligand units.     

Isolation and Total Structure Determination of an All‐Alkynyl‐Protected Gold Nanocluster Au144

Total structure determination of a ligand‐protected gold nanocluster, Au₁₄₄, has been successfully carried out. The composition of title nanocluster is Au₁₄₄(C≡CAr)₆₀ ( 1 ; Ar=2‐FC₆H₄‐). The cluster 1 exhibits a quasi‐spherical Russian doll‐like architecture, comprising a Au₅₄ two‐shelled Mackay icosahedron (Au₁₂@Au₄₂), which is further enclosed by a Au₆₀ anti‐Mackay icosahedral shell. The Au₁₁₄ kernel is enwrapped by thirty linear ArC≡C‐Au‐C≡CAr staple motifs. The absorption spectrum of 1 shows two bands at 560 and 620 nm. This spectrum is distinctly different from that of thiolated Au₁₄₄, which was predicted to have an almost identical metal kernel and very similar ligands arrangement in 1 . These facts indicate the molecule‐like behavior of 1 and significant involvement of ligands in the electronic structure of 1 . The cluster 1 is hitherto the largest coinage metal nanocluster with atomically precise molecular structure in the alkynyl family. The work not only addresses the concern of structural information of Au₁₄₄, which had been long‐pursued, but also provides an interesting example showing ligand effects on the optical properties of ligand protected metal nanoclusters.     

A Near‐Infrared‐Emissive Alkynyl‐Protected Au24 Nanocluster

An alkynyl‐protected gold nanocluster [Au₂₄(C?CPh)₁₄(PPh₃)₄](SbF₆)₂ has been prepared by a direct reduction method. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction reveals that the molecular structure contains a Au₂₂ core that is made of two Au₁₃‐centered cuboctahedra that share a square face. Two staple‐like PhC?C? Au? C?CPh motifs are located around the center of the rod‐like Au₂₂ core. This Au₂₄ nanocluster is highly emissive in the near‐infrared region with λ_max=925 nm and the nature of the HOMO–LUMO transition is investigated by time‐dependent DFT calculations.     

Chiral Gold Nanoclusters: Atomic Level Origins of Chirality

Chiral nanomaterials have received wide interest in many areas, but the exact origin of chirality at the atomic level remains elusive in many cases. With recent significant progress in atomically precise gold nanoclusters (e.g., thiolate‐protected Au_n (SR)_m ), several origins of chirality have been unveiled based upon atomic structures determined by using single‐crystal X‐ray crystallography. The reported chiral Au_n (SR)_m structures explicitly reveal a predominant origin of chirality that arises from the Au–S chiral patterns at the metal–ligand interface, as opposed to the chiral arrangement of metal atoms in the inner core (i.e. kernel). In addition, chirality can also be introduced by a chiral ligand, manifested in the circular dichroism response from metal‐based electronic transitions other than the ligand's own transition(s). Lastly, the chiral arrangement of carbon tails of the ligands has also been discovered in a very recent work on chiral Au₁₃₃(SR)₅₂ and Au₂₄₆(SR)₈₀ nanoclusters. Overall, the origins of chirality discovered in Au_n (SR)_m nanoclusters may provide models for the understanding of chirality origins in other types of nanomaterials and also constitute the basis for the development of various applications of chiral nanoparticles.     

Structure Determination of Alkynyl‐Protected Gold Nanocluster Au22(tBuC≡C)18 and Its Thermochromic Luminescence

An alkynyl‐protected gold nanocluster, Au₂₂(^tBuC≡C)₁₈ ( 1 ), has been synthesized and its structure has been determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The molecular structure consists of a Au₁₃ cuboctahedron kernel and three [Au₃(^tBuC≡C)₄] trimeric staples. The cluster 1 has strong luminescence in the solid state with a 15 % quantum yield, and it displays interesting thermochromic luminescence as revealed by temperature‐dependent emission spectra. The enhanced room‐temperature emission is characterized as thermally activated delayed fluorescence.     

二茂铁手性膦配体研究的一些新进展

综述了具有独特结构的二茂铁手性膦配体的合成及应用. 这类化合物在催化不对称合成反应中表现出了很高的活性.     

Ligand‐Stabilized and Atomically Precise Gold Nanocluster Catalysis: A Case Study for Correlating Fundamental Electronic Properties with Catalysis

We present results from our investigations into correlating the styrene‐oxidation catalysis of atomically precise mixed‐ligand biicosahedral‐structure [Au₂₅(PPh₃)₁₀(SC₁₂H₂₅)₅Cl₂]²⁺ (Au₂₅‐bi) and thiol‐stabilized icosahedral core–shell‐structure [Au₂₅(SCH₂CH₂Ph)₁₈]^? (Au₂₅‐i) clusters with their electronic and atomic structure by using a combination of synchrotron radiation‐based X‐ray absorption fine‐structure spectroscopy (XAFS) and ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS). Compared to bulk Au, XAFS revealed low Au–Au coordination, Au? Au bond contraction and higher d‐band vacancies in both the ligand‐stabilized Au clusters. The ligands were found not only to act as colloidal stabilizers, but also as d‐band electron acceptor for Au atoms. Au₂₅‐bi clusters have a higher first‐shell Au coordination number than Au₂₅‐i, whereas Au₂₅‐bi and Au₂₅‐i clusters have the same number of Au atoms. The UPS revealed a trend of narrower d‐band width, with apparent d‐band spin–orbit splitting and higher binding energy of d‐band center position for Au₂₅‐bi and Au₂₅‐i. We propose that the differences in their d‐band unoccupied state population are likely to be responsible for differences in their catalytic activity and selectivity. The findings reported herein help to understand the catalysis of atomically precise ligand‐stabilized metal clusters by correlating their atomic or electronic properties with catalytic activity.     

Enantioselective Synthesis of Isoquinolines: Merging Chiral‐Phosphine and Gold Catalysis

The highly enantioselective synthesis of dihydroisoquinoline derivatives from aromatic sulfonated imines tethered with an alkyne moiety, through a one‐pot asymmetric relay catalysis of chiral‐phosphine and gold catalysts, is reported. Enantiomerically enriched dihydroisoquinoline derivatives were afforded in good yields and good‐to‐excellent ee values under mild conditions, based on the asymmetric aza‐Morita‐Baylis–Hillman reaction. Dihydroisoquinoline derivatives containing two chiral centers were also synthesized through further transformations.     

Pd催化P-C偶联合成膦配体的进展

本文综述了Pd催化的P-C偶联反应在多种膦化物合成中的应用,以及近年来利用Pd催化的P-C偶联和C-C偶联相结合在合成复杂的手性膦化物和对有机膦功能化研究中的成就。     

手性膦配体合成及其在不对称催化中的应用*

本文较为详细地综述了手性膦配体的合成进展, 并介绍了其在不对称氢化反应、不对称氢甲酰化反应及不对称氢酯基化反应中的应用。     

Au57Ag53(C≡CPh)40Br12: A Large Nanocluster with C1 Symmetry

The controlled synthesis and structure determination of a bimetallic nanocluster Au₅₇Ag₅₃(C≡CPh)₄₀Br₁₂ (Au₅₇Ag₅₃) is presented. The metal core has a four‐shell Au₂M₃@Au₃₄@Ag₅₁ @Au₂₀ (M=1/3 Au+2/3 Ag) architecture. In contrast to the previously reported large nanoclusters that have highly symmetric kernel structures, the metal atoms in Au₅₇Ag₅₃ are arranged in an irregular manner with C₁ symmetry. This cluster exhibits excellent thermal stability and is robust under oxidative or basic conditions. The silver precursors play a key role in dictating the structures of the nanoclusters, which suggests the importance of the counteranions used.     

手性膦配体的合成及其在不对称催化反应中的应用研究进展

手性膦配体的合成及其在不对称催化反应中的应用一直是不对称有机合成和催 化研究中非常重要的研究领域，大量的单齿、双齿和多齿磷配体被合成出来并成功 地应用于不对称催化研究。综述了近十几年来手性磷配体的研究进展。     

含手性膦配体和邻巯基氧化吡啶配体的金,钯配合物的2D NMR研究

对含手性膦配体甲基-3-脱氧-3－（二苯膦基）－4，6-氧-苄叉基-a-D-吡喃阿卓糖苷（3－MBPA）和甲基-2-脱氧-2－（二苯膦基）－4，6-氧-苄叉基-a－D-吡喃阿卓糖苷（2－MN-PA）及邻巯基氧化吡啶配体mpo的金配合物An[（3－MBPA）（mpo）]（1）、An[（2－MBPA）（mpo）]（2）和钯配合物Pd[（3－MBPA）（mpo）C1]（3）、Pd[（2－MBPA）（mpo）-C1]（4）进行1H和13CNMR谱测定，利用一维和二维NMR技术归属了所有的1H和13CNMR谱线，结果表明：配体MBPA与金属配伍的是P原子，糖苷上H－5的化学位移变化最大，而且与配位金属的种类有关；配体mpo以单齿形式与金属配位时，是S原子参与配位。     

新型四齿手性硫氮配体的合成及其在不对称催化还原苯乙酮中的应用

以(1S,2S)-(+)-1,2-二苯基乙二胺为原料,分别与2-噻唑甲醛和4-咪唑甲醛经缩合反应合成了两个新型的四齿手性亚胺配体——N,N'-二(2-噻唑)-1,2-二苯基乙二胺(L1)和N,N'-二(4-咪唑)-1,2-二苯基乙二胺(L2),其结构经1H NMR,IR和ESI-MS表征。L1与Ir Cl(cod)2,L2与[Ir HCl2(cod)]2分别经原位反应制得催化剂CatⅠ和CatⅡ。以异丙醇为氢源,研究了CatⅠ和CatⅡ对苯乙酮经不对称氢转移反应合成手性α-苯乙醇的催化性能。结果表明:在最佳反应条件[苯乙酮0.5 mmol,n(KOH)∶n(Cat)=4∶1,异丙醇15 m L,于45℃反应10 h]下,CatⅠ为催化剂时,转化率90%,ee值33%;CatⅡ为催化剂时,转化率87%,ee值27%。     

Chiral Gold Nanoparticles

Nanoparticle chirality has attracted much attention recently, and the application of chiral nanoparticles to chiral technologies (see figure) is also of interest. This Minireview deals with advances in the preparation and characterization of chiral gold nanoparticles. Origins of the chiroptical properties and potential applications are discussed.

     

Helical Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands in Enantioselective Gold Catalysis

The first chiral helicene-NHC gold(I) complexes efficient in enantioselective catalysis were prepared. The L-shaped chiral ligand is composed of an imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-ylidene (IPy) scaffold laterally substituted by a configurationally stable [5]-helicenoid unit. The chiral information was introduced in a key post-functionalization step of a NHC-gold(I) complex bearing a symmetrical anionic fluoreno[5]helicene substituent, leading to a racemic mixture of complexes featuring three correlated elements of chirality, namely central, axial and helical chirality. After HPLC enantiomeric resolution, X-ray crystallography and theoretical calculations enabled structural and stereochemical characterization of these configurationally stable NHC-gold(I) complexes. The high potential in asymmetric catalysis is demonstrated in the benchmark cycloisomerization of N-tethered 1,6-enynes with up to 95 : 5 er.