Coinage metal nanoclusters (NCs) are currently of intense interest, both for their fundamental properties and for their potential use in a wide variety of applications. As a result, the last 5 years have seen significant progress in the synthesis of well-defined, mono-disperse group 11 nanoclusters. Yet, while many examples of thiol-passivated silver and gold NCs are now known, comparable copper NCs have remained elusive due, in part, to their higher air-sensitivity. In this presentation I will describe the syntheses of several well-defined Cu NCs, including the acetylide-stabilized cluster, [Cu20(OAc)6(CCPh)12] (1), which can be described as N* = 2 superatom. Additionally, I will discuss our attempts to synthesize nanoclusters containing Fe and Co.

Synthesis and characterization of organometallic copper nanoclusters

255th National Meeting (2018)

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