ChemInform Abstract: Polyhydrido Copper Clusters: Synthetic Advances, Structural Diversity, and Nanocluster‐to‐Nanoparticle Conversion

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[Cu32(PET)24H8Cl2](PPh4)2: A Copper Hydride Nanocluster with a Bisquare Antiprismatic Core

“…The metal nanoclusters (NCs) or nanomoleculessystematically arranged few tens of metal atoms protected by a well-defined number of ligands H have been attracting great attention for both fundamental scientific studies and various potential applications. [1][2][3][4] The ultrasmall size (< 2 nm) and distinctly different atomic arrangement from their bulk counterparts impart metal NCs with unique molecular properties, including multiple absorption features, photoluminescence, isomerism, polymorphism and optical activity. [5][6][7][8] Unlike the average size and ill-defined composition of metal nanoparticles, the NCs are singlesized marked with precise chemical formulae, enabling the study of influence of size, structure, and electronic structure on the optoelectronic and catalytic properties.…”