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A Gold( I ) [2]Catene
Author(s) -
Mingos D. Michael P.,
Yau John,
Menzer Stephan,
Williams David J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199518941
Subject(s) - catenane , homoleptic , ring (chemistry) , chemistry , stereochemistry , crystallography , metal , nanotechnology , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , molecule , organic chemistry
Two interlocking Au 6 rings , whose individual metal atoms are linked through ethynyl ligands, are present in the title compound [{Au(C C t Bu)} 6 ] 2 . This novel homoleptic organometallic [2]catenane spontaneously self‐assembles in the reaction of [Au(NH 3 ) 2 ]BF 4 with t BuC CH. Weak AuAu interactions may contribute to the self‐assembly of the structure. The bonding in one ring is shown schematically on the right.