[(CF3)4Au2(C5H5N)2] – a new alkyl gold(ii) derivative with a very short Au–Au bond†‡
David Zopes,Corinna Hegemann,Wieland Tyrra,Sanjay Mathur
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 07/06/2012 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C2CC33735E
Abstract
A new gold(II) species [(CF3)4Au2(C5H5N)2] with a very short unsupported Au–Au bond (250.62(9) pm) was generated by photo irradiation of a silver aurate, [Ag(Py)2][Au(CF3)2], unambiguously characterized by 19F and 109Ag NMR studies.
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