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    Synthesis and X-Ray Crystallographic Characterisation of Frustum-Shaped Ligated [Cu18H16(DPPE)6]2+ and [Cu16H14(DPPA)6]2+ Nanoclusters and Studies on Their H2 Evolution Reactions
    Li, J ; Ma, HZ ; Reid, GE ; Edwards, AJ ; Hong, Y ; White, JM ; Mulder, RJ ; O'Hair, RAJ (WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, 2018-02-09)
    We report new structural motifs for Cu nanoclusters that conceptually represent seed crystals for large face-centred cubic (FCC) crystal growth. Kinetically controlled syntheses, high resolution mass spectrometry experiments for determination of the dication formulae and crystallographic characterisation were carried out for [Cu18 H16 (DPPE)6 ][BF4 ][Cl] (DPPE=bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane) and [Cu16 H14 (DPPA)6 ][(BF4 )2 ] (DPPA=bis(diphenylphosphino)amine) polyhydrido nanoclusters, which feature the unprecedented bifrustum and frustum metal-core architecture in metal nanoclusters. The Cu18 nanocluster contains two Cu9 frustum cupolae and the Cu16 nanocluster has one Cu9 frustum cupola and a Cu7 distorted hexagonal-shape base. Gas-phase experiments revealed that both Cu18 H16 and Cu16 H14 cores can spontaneously release H2 upon removal of one bisphosphine capping ligand.