Dramatic solvent effect on the luminescence of a dinuclear gold(i) complex of quinoline-8-thiolate

Abstract

The complex [{Au(PPh₃)}₂(8-qnS)]BF₄ (8-qnS = quinoline-8-thiolate) with intramolecular gold(I)...gold(I) distances of 2.991(2) and 3.081(2) Å in two independent asymmetric units, shows a long-lived emission at 640 nm which is quenched by polar solvents such as acetonitrile and alcohol.

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