Au₃₆ Crown: A Macrocyclization Directed by Metal-Metal Bonding Interactions

Lord of the golden rings: A giant, crown‐like Au36 ring aggregate with continuous metal–metal contacts (see picture; gold(I) centers are in ball and stick representation) is formed by an AuI⋅⋅⋅AuI bonding interaction directed self‐assembly.

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Published inAngewandte Chemie (International ed.) Vol. 47; no. 24; pp. 4551 - 4554
Main Authors Yu, Shu-Yan, Sun, Qing-Fu, Lee, Terence Kwok-Ming, Cheng, Eddie Chung-Chin, Li, Yi-Zhi, Yam, Vivian Wing-Wah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley-VCH Verlag 02.06.2008
WILEY-VCH Verlag
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Subjects
cyclization
gold
metal-metal interactions
metallacycles
self-assembly
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Summary:Lord of the golden rings: A giant, crown‐like Au36 ring aggregate with continuous metal–metal contacts (see picture; gold(I) centers are in ball and stick representation) is formed by an AuI⋅⋅⋅AuI bonding interaction directed self‐assembly.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.200801001
NSFC - No. 50673098; No. 20772152
This work was supported by the NSFC (grant nos. 50673098 and 20772152) and the Renmin University of China. V.W.-W.Y. acknowledges receipt of a Distinguished Research Achievement Award from the University of Hong Kong. This work was supported by a Central Allocation Vote (CAV) grant (project no. HKU 2/05C) and a National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme (NSFC-RGC project no. N_HKU 737/06) from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R. China.
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University of Hong Kong - No. Central Allocation Vote (CAV); No. HKU 2/05C
This work was supported by the NSFC (grant nos. 50673098 and 20772152) and the Renmin University of China. V.W.‐W.Y. acknowledges receipt of a Distinguished Research Achievement Award from the University of Hong Kong. This work was supported by a Central Allocation Vote (CAV) grant (project no. HKU 2/05C) and a National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme (NSFC‐RGC project no. N_HKU 737/06) from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R. China.
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ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.200801001