Mohammad Albayer, Robert Corbo and Jason L. Dutton
Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 6832-6834
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC02535E,
Communication
Stable difluorogold(III) complexes can be easily synthesized either via oxidation of N-ligated cationic Au(I) precursors using XeF2 or from tricationic Au(III) precursors by displacement of the N-ligands using fluoride from economical KF. X-ray crystallographic studies of the bisimidazole ligated derivative shows the shortest Au–F bond known in a gold complex.