Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.133, No.24, 9175-9177, 2011
Au-36(SPh)(23) Nanomolecules
A new core size protected completely by an aromatic thiol, Au-36(SPh)(23), is synthesized and characterized by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and UV-visible spectroscopy. The synthesis involving core size changes is studied by MS, and the complete ligand coverage by aromatic thiol group is shown by NMR.