The supramolecular chemistry of gold and l-cysteine: Formation of photoluminescent, orange-emitting assemblies with multilayer structure
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Tartalom: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.01.048
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Cím:
The supramolecular chemistry of gold and l-cysteine: Formation of photoluminescent, orange-emitting assemblies with multilayer structure
Létrehozó:
Söptei, Balázs
Mihály, Judith
Szigyártó, Imola Csilla
Wacha, András
Németh, Csaba
Bertóti, Imre
May, Zoltán
Baranyai, Péter
Sajó, István E.
Bóta, Attila
Dátum:
2015
Téma:
Q1 Science (General) / természettudomány általában
QD02 Physical chemistry / fizikai kémia
QD03 Inorganic chemistry / szervetlen kémia
QD04 Organic chemistry / szerves kémia
Tartalmi leírás:
The protein mediated approach is a common method for the synthesis of photoluminescent gold quantum clusters (GQCs), where proteins, acting as reducing and stabilizing agents, react with gold salts through cysteine residues. For the better understanding of the phenomenon, the aqueous phase
reaction of HAuCl_4 and L-cysteine has been investigated at the supramolecular level by various experimental techniques and molecular mechanics simulations. We have observed the formation of a novel photoluminescent product, (AuCys)_n^?, which shows emission in the orange region of the spectrum. Small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SWAXS) measurements have revealed the presence of nanosized lamellae, which have an internal multilayer superlattice structure with a
characteristic periodic distance of 1.3 nm. Based on the results, the layers are built up by zigzag shaped (AuCys)_n polymer chains connected through aurophilic bonds. The aurophilic network is stabilized via salt bridges and hydrogen bonds, which are also responsible for the interlayer interactions. Here, the evolution of the multilayer structure has been monitored by the combined application of photoluminescence spectroscopy and time-resolved SAXS. It has been concluded that there is a strong correlation between the emission and the scattering intensity, which suggests that the two- and three-dimensional aggregation of the building blocks to form sheets and multilayers are simultaneous processes. Furthermore, we have revealed that the formation and behavior of (AuCys)_n^? show significant differences to that of Au-L-glutathione compounds desrcibed earlier
despite the similarity of L-cysteine and L-glutathione. These results evidence that L-cysteine and gold species form building blocks that can be applied expansively in supramolecular and cluster chemistry.
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Söptei, Balázs and Mihály, Judith and Szigyártó, Imola Csilla and Wacha, András and Németh, Csaba and Bertóti, Imre and May, Zoltán and Baranyai, Péter and Sajó, István E. and Bóta, Attila (2015) The supramolecular chemistry of gold and l-cysteine: Formation of photoluminescent, orange-emitting assemblies with multilayer structure. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 470. pp. 8-14. ISSN 09277757
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