Surmounting the instability of atomically precise metal nanoclusters towards boosted photoredox organic transformation

NCs] in mediating charge separation and enhancing photoactivities towards selective photoreduction of aromatic nitro compounds to amino derivatives and photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic alcohols to aldehydes under visible light irradiation. This work strategically provides new insights into the inherent instability of metal NCs utilized for photocatalysis and reinforces our fundamental understanding on metal NC-based artificial photosystems for solar energy conversion.