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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 150-154 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Science |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry