Isolation of cationic and neutral (allenylidene)(carbene) and bis(allenylidene)gold complexes

Liqun Jin, Mohand Melaimi, Arseni Kostenko, Miriam Karni, Yitzhak Apeloig, Curtis E. Moore, Arnold L. Rheingolda, Guy Bertrand, Arnold L. Rheingold

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Abstract

The one-electron reduction of a cationic (allenylidene)[cyclic(alkyl) (amino)carbene]gold(i) complex leads to the corresponding neutral, paramagnetic, formally gold(0) complex. DFT calculations reveal that the spin density of this highly robust coinage metal complex is mainly located on the allenylidene fragment, with only 1.8 and 3.1% on the gold center and the CAAC ligand, respectively. In addition, the first homoleptic bis(allenylidene)gold(i) complex has been prepared and fully characterized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)150-154
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Science
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry

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