Issue 22, 2013

Structures and chiroptical properties of the BINAS-monosubstituted Au38(SCH3)24 cluster

Abstract

The structure and optical properties of a set of R-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-dithiol (R-BINAS) monosubstituted A-Au38(SCH3)24 clusters are studied by means of time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). While it was proposed earlier that BINAS selectively binds to monomer motifs (SR-Au-SR) covering the Au23 core, our calculations suggest a binding mode that bridges two dimer (SR-Au-SR-Au-RS) motifs. The more stable isomers show a negligible distortion induced by BINAS adsorption on the Au38(SCH3)24 cluster which is reflected by similar optical and Circular Dichroism (CD) spectra to those found for the parent cluster. The results furthermore show that BINAS adsorption does not enhance the CD signals of the Au38(SCH3)24 cluster.

Graphical abstract: Structures and chiroptical properties of the BINAS-monosubstituted Au38(SCH3)24 cluster

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Jul 2013
Accepted
09 Sep 2013
First published
16 Sep 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 10956-10962

Structures and chiroptical properties of the BINAS-monosubstituted Au38(SCH3)24 cluster

B. Molina, A. Sánchez-Castillo, S. Knoppe, I. L. Garzón, T. Bürgi and A. Tlahuice-Flores, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 10956 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR03403H

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