Chiral Amphiphilic Au 23 Cluster and Its Specific Recognition to Remote Di‐amines

作者：Junfei Wu, Chen Wang, Ling Chen, Ying Lv, Mengting Cui, Qingliang Li, Xiangyu Zhang, Chen Wang, Haizhu Yu, Manzhou Zhu · 发表于：Chemistry - A European Journal · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1002/chem.202403034 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications、Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies、Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Abstract The atomic precision of metal nanoclusters and variability of surface ligands pave the way for their rational design and functionalization, whereas the property strengthening in multiple ways has been long challenging. Herein, improved amphiphilicity, chirality, thermostability, and strong CPL (circularly polarized luminescence) properties have been accomplished by facile ligand exchange of [Au 23 (CHT) 16 ] − with HCapt (HCHT and HCapt denote cyclohexanethiol and captopril). In addition, the obtained chiral [Au 23 (SR) 16 ] − (short for [Au 23 (CHT) 16‐x (Capt) x ] − ) clusters show specific binding affinity to remote‐diamines (such as arginine and single/double strand DNA), originating from the hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals interaction among the surface Capt ligands and the di‐amine groups.