A Silver Sulfide Cluster with Exterior Diphenylphosphinothioito Ligands Exhibiting a Triskele Motif
A novel silver sulfide cluster Ag<sub>53</sub>S<sub>20</sub>(Ph<sub>2</sub>PS)<sub>24</sub> has been discovered with cubic shells of Ag and S atoms in the interior but with a unique outer shell consisting of a network of 24 ligands and 20 Ag atoms. The network can be described as a highly distorted octahedron with approximate chiral symmetry O, the eight corners being triskeles of the same symmetry in one molecule (the crystal is racemic: Δ and Λ enantiomers). The outside of the cluster is formed by the protecting hydrophobic 48 phenyl groups. The Ag-Ph<sub>2</sub>PS twisted cube of the Δ enantiomer corresponds closely to the motif of the Brazuca soccer ball. Thus, the cluster presents another rare example of a complex molecule that models a sports ball.
Authors
- Robert A. Burrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4909-5007)
- Michele O. Vieira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0836-2738)
- Henri Stephan Schrekker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8173-3841)
- D. Rivillo
- Piet W. N. M. van Leeuwen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-7090)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
- Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (RU)
- Exact Sciences (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Omega
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c08304
- Primary Topic
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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