Synthesis, structures and reactions of cyclometallated gold complexes containing (2-diphenylarsino- n -methyl)phenyl ( n  = 5, 6)

Kitadai, Kunihiko; Takahashi, Masashi; Takeda, Masuo; Bhargava, Suresh Kumar; Priver, Steven H; Bennett, Martin

Synthesis, structures and reactions of cyclometallated gold complexes containing (2-diphenylarsino- n -methyl)phenyl ( n = 5, 6)

Date

2006

Authors

Kitadai, Kunihiko

Takahashi, Masashi

Takeda, Masuo

Bhargava, Suresh Kumar

Priver, Steven H

Bennett, Martin

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Reaction of (C6H3-2-AsPh2-n-Me)Li (n = 5 or 6) with [AuBr(AsPh3)] at -78 °C gives the corresponding cyclometallated gold(i) complexes [Au2{(-C6H 3-n-Me)AsPh2}2] [n = 5, (1); n = 6, (9)]. 1 undergoes oxidative addition with halogens and with dibenzoyl per