Isolation and reactivity of a gold(I) hydroxytrifluoroborate complex stabilized by anion-+ interactions. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • A 9,9-dimethylxanthene-based ligand substituted at the 4- and 5-positions by a phosphine and a xanthylium unit, respectively, has been prepared and converted into an AuCl complex, the structure of which reveals an intramolecular Au-Cl+ interaction. This new ligand platform was also found to support the formation of an unprecedented hydroxytrifluoroborate derivative featuring a "hard/soft" mismatched Au-(OH)-BF3 motif. Despite its surprising stability, this gold hydroxytrifluoroborate complex is a remarkably potent carbophilic catalyst which readily activates alkynes, without activator.

published proceedings

  • Chem Commun (Camb)

altmetric score

  • 8.7

author list (cited authors)

  • Zhou, J., Litle, E. D., & Gabbai, F. P.

citation count

  • 4

complete list of authors

  • Zhou, Jiliang||Litle, Elishua D||Gabbaiï, François P

publication date

  • October 2021