The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes

The bonding characteristics in cysteine–gold cluster complexes represented by thiolate (Aun·CysS (n = 1, 3, 5, 7)) and thiol (Aun·CysSH (n = 2, 4, 6, 8)) is investigated by density functional theory with 6-31G(d,p) and Lanl2DZ hybrid basis sets. The complexes exhibit very different bonding character...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Yaxue, Zhou, Feng, Zhou, Huchen, Su, Haibin
其他作者: School of Materials Science & Engineering
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语言:English
出版: 2013
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author Zhao, Yaxue
Zhou, Feng
Zhou, Huchen
Su, Haibin
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Zhou, Feng
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Su, Haibin
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description The bonding characteristics in cysteine–gold cluster complexes represented by thiolate (Aun·CysS (n = 1, 3, 5, 7)) and thiol (Aun·CysSH (n = 2, 4, 6, 8)) is investigated by density functional theory with 6-31G(d,p) and Lanl2DZ hybrid basis sets. The complexes exhibit very different bonding characteristic between these two forms. In the Aun·CysS complexes, the charge transfers from gold clusters to sulfur atoms. The number of S–Au bonds in the Aun·CysS complexes evolves from one to two when n is greater than three. For n equals three, i.e. Au3·CysS, its ground state only has one S–Au bond. While the only S–Au bond in Au1·CysS is mainly covalent, the nature of the S–Au bond in other thiolates is featured with the combination of covalent and donor–acceptor interactions. In particular, one stable isomer of Au3·CysS with two S–Au bonds, which is 2 kcal mol−1 higher in energy than the corresponding ground state, consists of one covalent and one donor–acceptor S–Au bond explicitly. Moreover, the localized three center two electron bonds are formed within the Au clusters, which facilitates the formation of the two S–Au bonds in Au5·CysS and Au7·CysS complexes. In the Aun·CysSH complexes, the donor–acceptor interaction prevails in the Au–SH bond by transferring lone pair electrons from the sulfur atom to the adjacent gold atom. Interestingly, the orbital with much more 6s-component in Au4·CysSH enhances the donor–acceptor bonding character, thus yields the strongest bonding among all the Aun·CysSH complexes studied in this paper. In general, the bonding strength between gold clusters and cysteine is positively correlated with the S–Au overlap-weighted bond order, but negatively correlated with the S–Au bond length. Lastly, the covalent and donor–acceptor S–Au bond strength is computed to be 48 and 18 kcal mol−1, respectively.
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spelling ntu-10356/986892020-06-01T10:26:32Z The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes Zhao, Yaxue Zhou, Feng Zhou, Huchen Su, Haibin School of Materials Science & Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Materials The bonding characteristics in cysteine–gold cluster complexes represented by thiolate (Aun·CysS (n = 1, 3, 5, 7)) and thiol (Aun·CysSH (n = 2, 4, 6, 8)) is investigated by density functional theory with 6-31G(d,p) and Lanl2DZ hybrid basis sets. The complexes exhibit very different bonding characteristic between these two forms. In the Aun·CysS complexes, the charge transfers from gold clusters to sulfur atoms. The number of S–Au bonds in the Aun·CysS complexes evolves from one to two when n is greater than three. For n equals three, i.e. Au3·CysS, its ground state only has one S–Au bond. While the only S–Au bond in Au1·CysS is mainly covalent, the nature of the S–Au bond in other thiolates is featured with the combination of covalent and donor–acceptor interactions. In particular, one stable isomer of Au3·CysS with two S–Au bonds, which is 2 kcal mol−1 higher in energy than the corresponding ground state, consists of one covalent and one donor–acceptor S–Au bond explicitly. Moreover, the localized three center two electron bonds are formed within the Au clusters, which facilitates the formation of the two S–Au bonds in Au5·CysS and Au7·CysS complexes. In the Aun·CysSH complexes, the donor–acceptor interaction prevails in the Au–SH bond by transferring lone pair electrons from the sulfur atom to the adjacent gold atom. Interestingly, the orbital with much more 6s-component in Au4·CysSH enhances the donor–acceptor bonding character, thus yields the strongest bonding among all the Aun·CysSH complexes studied in this paper. In general, the bonding strength between gold clusters and cysteine is positively correlated with the S–Au overlap-weighted bond order, but negatively correlated with the S–Au bond length. Lastly, the covalent and donor–acceptor S–Au bond strength is computed to be 48 and 18 kcal mol−1, respectively. 2013-11-07T09:11:05Z 2019-12-06T19:58:30Z 2013-11-07T09:11:05Z 2019-12-06T19:58:30Z 2013 2013 Journal Article Zhao, Y., Zhou, F., Zhou, H., & Su, H. (2013). The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes. Physical chemistry chemical physics, 15(5), 1690-1698. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98689 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17420 10.1039/c2cp42830j en Physical chemistry chemical physics
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The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes
title The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes
title_full The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes
title_fullStr The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes
title_full_unstemmed The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes
title_short The structural and bonding evolution in cysteine–gold cluster complexes
title_sort structural and bonding evolution in cysteine gold cluster complexes
topic DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98689
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17420
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