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Simple and efficient separation of atomically precise noble metal clusters
Atanu Ghosh,
Published in American Chemical Society
2014
Volume: 86
   
Issue: 24
Pages: 12185 - 12190
Abstract
There is an urgent need for accessible purification and separation strategies of atomically precise metal clusters in order to promote the study of their fundamental properties. Although the separation of mixtures of atomically precise gold clusters Au25L18, where L are thiolates, has been demonstrated by advanced separation techniques, we present here the first separation of metal clusters by thin-layer chromatography (TLC), which is simple yet surprisingly efficient. This method was successfully applied to a binary mixture of Au25L18 with different ligands, as well as to a binary mixture of different cluster cores, Au25 and Au144, protected with the same ligand. Importantly, TLC even enabled the challenging separation of a multicomponent mixture of mixed-monolayer-protected Au25 clusters with closely similar chemical ligand compositions. We anticipate that the realization of such simple yet efficient separation technique will progress the detailed investigation of cluster properties. (Figure Presented). © 2014 American Chemical Society.
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JournalData powered by TypesetAnalytical Chemistry
PublisherData powered by TypesetAmerican Chemical Society
ISSN00032700
Open AccessNo
Concepts (14)
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    Binary mixtures
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    Gold
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    Ligands
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    Separation
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    Thin layer chromatography
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    CLUSTER CORES
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    CLUSTER PROPERTY
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    Fundamental properties
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    GOLD CLUSTERS
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    Metal cluster
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    Multicomponent mixture
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    NOBLE METAL CLUSTERS
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    Separation techniques
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    Gold compounds