Synthesis and interconversions of digold(I), tetragold(I), digold(II), gold(I)-gold(III) and digold(III) complexes of fluorine-substituted aryl carbanions

Bennett, Martin; Bhargava, Suresh Kumar; Mirzadeh, Nedaossadat; Priver, Steven H; Wagler, Jorg; Willis, Anthony

Synthesis and interconversions of digold(I), tetragold(I), digold(II), gold(I)-gold(III) and digold(III) complexes of fluorine-substituted aryl carbanions

Date

2009

Authors

Bennett, Martin

Bhargava, Suresh Kumar

Mirzadeh, Nedaossadat

Priver, Steven H

Wagler, Jorg

Willis, Anthony

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Treatment of [AuXL] (X = Br, L = AsPh3; X = Cl, L = tht) with the lithium or trimethyltin derivatives of the carbanions [2-C6F 4PPh2]- and [C6H3-n-F-2- PPh2]- (n = 5, 6) gives digold(i) complexes [Au 2(μ-carbanion)2] (carbanion = 2-C6F 4PPh22, C6H3-5-F-2