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. 2024 Jun 12;15:5024. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49295-w

Fig. 1. The schematic illustration of etching ligand-protected C-centred gold(I) cluster.

Fig. 1

Etching-induced elimination of [LAuI] at the hypercarbon centre of the ligand-protected C-centred hexagold(I) (CAuI6) cluster results in the formation of the ligand-protected C-centred pentagold(I) (CAuI5) cluster, wherein the ligand can be an N-heterocyclic carbene or phosphine.