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Where is the Heavy‐Atom Effect? Role of the Central Ligand in Tetragold(I) Ethynyl Complexes
Author(s) -
Tong Glenna So Ming,
Chow Pui Keong,
Che ChiMing
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201004601
Subject(s) - ligand (biochemistry) , atom (system on chip) , chemistry , stereochemistry , computer science , receptor , biochemistry , embedded system
He ain't heavy : The heavy‐atom effect is not the sole factor that determines the efficiency of intersystem crossing and triplet radiative decay rates. Theoretical calculations along with experimental evidence show that the central ligand plays a decisive role in the luminescence behavior of tetragold(I) ethynyl complexes (see structures and representations of the highest occupied molecular orbitals).