Ultra-small Luminescent Copper Nanoclusters Catalyzed C-S Cross Coupling Reactions: Effect of Ligand Substituents in Modulating Catalytic Efficiency

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate how ligand substituents affect the catalytic efficiency of ultra-small copper nanoclusters in C-S cross coupling reactions.
• Synthesis of ultra-small copper nanoclusters (CuNCs)
• Assessment of catalytic efficiency in C-S cross coupling
• Examination of various ligand substituents
• Enhanced catalytic efficiency observed with specific ligand substituents.
• The effect of ligand choice correlated with increased activity rates, though quantitative metrics were not specified.