A high-nuclearity CuI/CuII nanocluster catalyst for phenol degradation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Jun 7;57(45):5586-5589. doi: 10.1039/d1cc01319j. Epub 2021 May 10.

Abstract

Herein, we report a 54-nuclei copper nanocluster, [Cu54S13O6(tBuS)20(tBuSO3)12] (Cu54), which is the largest atom-precise CuI/CuII mix-valent cluster reported. The Cu54 nanoclusters supported by TiO2 exhibit decent photocatalytic activity for phenol degradation under visible light. This work provides a platform to explore the catalytic behaviors of CuI/CuII nanosystems.