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Hartshorn, C. M.; Krishnamurthy, V. M.; Forbes, M. D. E.; Murray, R. W. J. Am. .... Bard, A. J., Faulkner, L. R., Eds.; John Wiley & Sons: New York, 2...
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Langmuir 2005, 21, 7015-7022

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Reaction of Triphenylphosphine with Phenylethanethiolate-Protected Au38 Nanoparticles Wei Wang and Royce W. Murray* Kenan Laboratories of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290 Received April 1, 2005. In Final Form: May 18, 2005 The replacement of phenylethanethiolate (SC2Ph) ligands on 1.1 nm (core diameter) Au38(SC2Ph)24 monolayer-protected clusters (MPCs) with varied amounts of triphenylphosphine (PPh3) is investigated in methylene chloride. UV-vis spectra suggest that changes in the MPC Au core size occur when large amounts (>10 equiv moles per cluster) of PPh3 are reacted with Au38(SC2Ph)24. 1H and 31P NMR spectra following the addition of smaller amounts (