Generation and Structural Characterization of a Gold(III) Alkene Complex

A Missing Gold Link: An AuIII alkene complex has been prepared and characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X‐ray crystallography. Its bonding features have been analyzed by DFT calculations and natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. In [(cod)AuMe2]+, the unequal AuC bond lengths result from the dominat...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2013-02, Vol.52 (6), p.1660-1663
Main Authors: Langseth, Eirin, Scheuermann, Margaret L., Balcells, David, Kaminsky, Werner, Goldberg, Karen I., Eisenstein, Odile, Heyn, Richard H., Tilset, Mats
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bonding
Chemical Sciences
Coordination chemistry
density functional calculations
Gold
gold(III) alkene
homogeneous catalysis
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Mathematical analysis
NMR spectroscopy
Olefins
reactive intermediates
Structural analysis
X-rays
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Summary:A Missing Gold Link: An AuIII alkene complex has been prepared and characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X‐ray crystallography. Its bonding features have been analyzed by DFT calculations and natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. In [(cod)AuMe2]+, the unequal AuC bond lengths result from the domination of the preference of 1,5‐cyclooctadiene (cod) for nonparallel double bonds over back donation from the metal which favors parallel double bonds.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.201209140