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December 4, 2025AggregateOpen Access

Symmetry Breaking in Chiral Gold Nanoclusters by Ansa‐Metallamacrocycles Strain

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ZTZhaohui TongGeorgia Institute of Technology

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Implication

Chiral nanoclusters formed using diphosphine ligand show symmetry breaking, suggesting applications in recognition.

Key Points

  • Chirality emerges from transformation of symmetric Au 11 to asymmetric clusters, driven by ligand fit.
  • Diphosphine binding stabilizes chiral enantiomers in gold nanoclusters—essential for practical applications.
  • Analysis utilizes Density Functional Theory to explore energy barriers and structure of resulting clusters.
  • Chiral nanomaterials may enhance recognition capabilities, expanding applications in sensing.

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Zhaohui Tong (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6930dc5fea1aef094cca1bb7https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.70168
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