Publications by authors named "Jianglu Yuan"
Polydispersed Ag species-modified TiO samples with abundant oxygen vacancies were successfully prepared through the calcination of atomically precise Ag nanocluster-loaded TiO at an optimal temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere. The ligands of the Ag nanoclusters are removed by extracting lattice oxygen from TiO during the calcination, leading to the formation of CO, SO, and HO vapor. This process simultaneously induces Ag species sintering on the surface of TiO.
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- The study explores how different thiolate ligands affect the catalytic activity of silver (Ag) nanoclusters when converting nitroarenes to arylamine using NaBH as a reductant.
- Researchers synthesized various Ag nanoclusters protected by different ligands and found that benzyl thiolate ligands performed significantly better than phenethyl thiolate ligands.
- DFT calculations showed that the variation in catalytic activity is linked to interactions (H-π and π-π) between the ligands and substrates, emphasizing the critical role of ligands in enhancing catalysis through weak interactions.