A Heptanuclear Copper Iodide Nanocluster
- 18 September 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Inorganic Chemistry
- Vol. 57 (19), 11961-11969
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01516
Abstract
Nanoscale molecular clusters are attractive for the design of materials exhibiting original functions and properties. In particular, copper iodide clusters of high nuclearity are well-known for their stimuli-responsive luminescence properties. The synthesis and characterization of an unprecedented copper(I) iodide molecular cluster based on an original heptanuclear inorganic core are reported. This nanometer-size cluster is formulated as [Cu7I7(P(C6H4CF3)3)6(CH3CN)] and its novel structure has been characterized by X-ray diffraction and multinuclear solid-state 63Cu, 31P, 13C, 19F, and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The photoluminescence properties of this cluster have been studied at variable temperature. Density functional theory calculations have been performed on this large molecular structure and allow one to rationalize the observed luminescence properties. This study highlights the crucial role of cuprophilic interactions in molecular copper iodide clusters for exhibiting photoactive properties.Keywords
Funding Information
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Institut Universitaire de France
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