A Chiral Luminescent Au<sub>16</sub>Ring Self-Assembled from Achiral Components

Shu‐Yan Yu, Zhongxing Zhang, Eddie Chung‐Chin Cheng, Yi‐Zhi Li, Vivian Wing‐Wah Yam, Haiping Huang, Rongben Zhang

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2005 · 141 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

A luminescent supramolecular chiral Au16 ring with 4.822 nm perimeter that self-assembled from a tetrameric array of achiral Au2 units is described. Intra- and intermolecular Au...Au interactions play an important role in directing its chiral self-assembly.

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