Jun Zhou,Tianrong Li,Qinzhen Li,Peisen Zheng,Sha Yang,Jinsong Chai,Manzhou Zhu
Introduction of chiral ligands has been regarded as an effective strategy to obtain nanoclusters with optical purity. However, how the chiral ligands work is still unclear due to the lack of structural comparison between racemic nanoclusters and the corresponding optically active ones. In this work, three structurally related Au24Cd2 nanoclusters, including one racemic and two homochiral nanoclusters, were synthesized, and their crystal structures were characterized using single-crystal X-ray crystallography (SC-XRD). Based on their crystal structures, the origin of the chirality in Au24Cd2 was found to be the twist of the kernel and the chiral arrangement of the metal–ligand surface. Au24Cd2 protected with chiral ligands exhibits a more twisted kernel than the racemic one. Therefore, the chirality of chiral diphosphine was found to transfer from the ligands to the metal–ligand interface and then to the metal core, inducing its distortion to produce enhanced chirality. In addition, the optical properties including optical absorption and circular dichroism of these structurally related Au24Cd2 nanoclusters were compared.
A polymer monolith column was prepared using click chemistry for on-line solid phase microextraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), using 2,2′,7,7′-tetraethynyl-9,9′-spirobifluorene(TES) and 1,4-bis(6-azidoalkoxy)benzene (BAB) as monomers, and Cu(PPh 3 ) 3 Br as the catalyst. The polymer with spirocyclic cross-links was porous and presented an appropriate interspace of PAHs. Enrichment of PAHs, in the range of 100 to more than 1000 times, was due to the π – π stacking interaction and the effect of small size. The factors affecting the on-line microextraction efficiency were optimized, and the analytical conditions were evaluated to ensure reliability.