Alex Veinot

TL;DR: In this article, a series of chiral Au13 nanoclusters were synthesized via the direct reduction of achiral dinuclear Au(I) halide complexes ligated by ortho-xylyl-linked bis-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of NHC structure, surface coverage, and substrate temperature on mobility, thermal stability, NHC surface geometry, and self-assembly is discussed. But the authors do not address the fundamental questions, such as the factors controlling NHC orientation, mobility, and ability to self-assemble, through an in-depth examination of overlayers on Au(111).

TL;DR: The preparation of a novel Au6 cluster bearing a bidentate mixed carbene-thiolate ligand and density functional theory analysis predicts a non-metallic cluster with a large HOMO-LUMO (3.2-3.6 eV) and optical gap.

TL;DR: The results illustrate the potential of NHCs to functionalize a much broader class of metals, including those prone to oxide treatment, greatly facilitating the preparation of N HC-based films on metals other than gold.

TL;DR: In this paper, the surface properties of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been studied and a set of guidelines have been provided to enable the rational design of highly ordered NHC-based monolayers.