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Radical change in the structure of Au25(SR)18 thiolate clusters after removal of bridging S*R groups from six (SR)Au(S*R)Au(SR) ‘staples’

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Alexander Fedorovich Shestakov 1
Alexander Fedorovich Shestakov
10.71267/mencom.7875
Published 2026-02-03
Communication , Volume 36, Issue 2, 191-193
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Nikitenko N. G., Shestakov A. F. Radical change in the structure of Au25(SR)18 thiolate clusters after removal of bridging S*R groups from six (SR)Au(S*R)Au(SR) ‘staples’ // Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Vol. 36. No. 2. pp. 191-193.
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Nikitenko N. G., Shestakov A. F. Radical change in the structure of Au25(SR)18 thiolate clusters after removal of bridging S*R groups from six (SR)Au(S*R)Au(SR) ‘staples’ // Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Vol. 36. No. 2. pp. 191-193.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.71267/mencom.7875
UR - https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7875
TI - Radical change in the structure of Au25(SR)18 thiolate clusters after removal of bridging S*R groups from six (SR)Au(S*R)Au(SR) ‘staples’
T2 - Mendeleev Communications
AU - Nikitenko, Natalya Gennadievna
AU - Shestakov, Alexander Fedorovich
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/02/03
PB - Mendeleev Communications
SP - 191-193
IS - 2
VL - 36
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@article{2026_Nikitenko,
author = {Natalya Gennadievna Nikitenko and Alexander Fedorovich Shestakov},
title = {Radical change in the structure of Au25(SR)18 thiolate clusters after removal of bridging S*R groups from six (SR)Au(S*R)Au(SR) ‘staples’},
journal = {Mendeleev Communications},
year = {2026},
volume = {36},
publisher = {Mendeleev Communications},
month = {Feb},
url = {https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7875},
number = {2},
pages = {191--193},
doi = {10.71267/mencom.7875}
}
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Nikitenko, Natalya Gennadievna, and Alexander Fedorovich Shestakov. “Radical change in the structure of Au25(SR)18 thiolate clusters after removal of bridging S*R groups from six (SR)Au(S*R)Au(SR) ‘staples’.” Mendeleev Communications, vol. 36, no. 2, Feb. 2026, pp. 191-193. https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7875.

Keywords

catalyst
DFT calculations
geometric structure
gold cluster
relativistic approach

Abstract

The structure of symmetrical thiolate cluster Au25(SR)18 becomes asymmetrical after the removal of all bridging S*R groups from the six staple fragments (SR)Au(S*R)Au(SR). This is accompanied by the formation of new Au3 and Au4 active sites.

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state assignment FFSG-2024-0004
124020200104-8

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