Ji-Cheng Shi, Bei-Sheng Kang and Thomas C. W. Mak
The trigold(I) complex
[{Au(mbpa)}3S]Cl 2 [mbpa = methyl
4,6-O-benzylidene-3-deoxy-3-(diphenylphosphino)-α-
D-altropyranoside] has been obtained from the compound
[Au(mpba)Cl] 1 and L-cysteine. Complex 2 crystallizes in
space group P66 with
a = 15.165(2),
c = 18.897(3) Å and
Z = 2, R = 0.030,
R′ = 0.050. The crystal structure shows
that the Au3S core is a perfect trigonal pyramid with angles
Au–S–Au and P–Au–S of 88.7 and 179.6°,
respectively, and that the chiral building blocks
[{Au(mpba)}3S]+ assemble through triple
hydrogen bonding between one hydrogen-bond acceptor,
Cl-, and three hydrogen-bond donors
[Cl · · ·
O(2) 3.017(10) Å], and form infinite two-dimensional
netsheets. The netsheets align in the same direction. A relativistic
interaction of the d10 closed shell of gold(I) was
revealed by NMR studies. Complex 2 displays a strong bright white
emission at 495 nm when excited at 303 nm at room temperature, where the
lowest-energy transition is of metal-to-ligand charge-transfer
(Au→S) type.