Issue 11, 2020

Organometallic chemistry in aqua regia: metal and ligand based oxidations of (NHC)AuCl complexes

Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of a series of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of Au(III), (NHC)AuCl3, is described. High yields are obtained when the corresponding Au(I) species (NHC)AuCl are oxidized with inexpensive aqua regia. The oxidation is in some cases accompanied by substitution and/or anti addition of Cl2 across the backbone C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond of unsaturated NHC ligands.

Graphical abstract: Organometallic chemistry in aqua regia: metal and ligand based oxidations of (NHC)AuCl complexes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Nov. 2019
Accepted
17 Febr. 2020
First published
18 Febr. 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 3473-3479

Organometallic chemistry in aqua regia: metal and ligand based oxidations of (NHC)AuCl complexes

V. Levchenko, C. Glessi, S. Øien-Ødegaard and M. Tilset, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 3473 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT04472H

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