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In Situ Photoreduced Silver Nanoparticles on Cysteine: An Insight into the Origin of Chirality
Author(s) -
Liu Honglin,
Ye Yingjie,
Chen Jin,
Lin Dongyue,
Jiang Zheng,
Liu Zhijun,
Sun Bai,
Yang Liangbao,
Liu Jinhuai
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201200397
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , in situ , cysteine , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , metal , core (optical fiber) , chemistry , materials science , physics , optics , organic chemistry , chiral symmetry breaking , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , enzyme , quark
A delicate system , that is, in situ photoreduced silver metal nanoparticles (NPs) formed from a combination of Ag + complexes with L ‐ or D ‐cysteine, enables the introduction of chirality. This chirality is essentially programmed by a synergetic interplay between the CO 2 − and NH 3 + groups on cysteine, rather than the formation of a chiral metal core (see figure).