The Synthesis of Chiral Ag4Pd2(SR)8 by Nonreplaced Galvanic Reaction

Galvanic reaction is a classic reaction and widely applied in nanoscience and nanotechnology. However, it is rarely employed in the synthesis of doped metal nanoclusters with size less than approximate to 2 nm and remains to be exploited in nanocluster (NC) community. Herein, it is reported the synthesis of chiral Ag4Pd2(SR)(8) starting from Ag-25(SR)(18) NC via a galvanic reaction and the characterization of the as-obtained NC by multiple techniques such as single crystal X-ray crystallography and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.