A Cavity-Shaped Gold(I) Fragment Enables CO₂ Insertion into Au-OH and Au-NH Bonds.

ABSTRACT: A cavity-shaped linear gold(I) hydroxide complex acts as a platform to access unusual gold monomeric species. Notably, this sterically crowded gold fragment enables the trapping of CO₂ via insertion into Au-OH and Au-NH bonds to form unprecedented monomeric gold(I) carbonate and carbamate complexes. In addition, we succeeded in the identification of the first gold(I) terminal hydride bearing a phosphine ligand. The basic nature of the Au(I)-hydroxide moiety is also explored through the reactivity toward other molecules containing acidic protons such as trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and terminal alkynes.

SUBMITTER: Navarro M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature