Switching On/Off of a Solvent Coordination in a Au(I)-Pb(II) Complex: High Pressure and Temperature as External Stimuli.

ABSTRACT: The benzonitrile solvate {[{Au(C₆F₅)₂}₂{Pb(terpy)}]·NCPh}_n (1) (terpy = 2,2':6',2″-terpyridine) displays reversible reorientation and coordination of the benzonitrile molecule to lead upon external stimuli. High-pressure X-ray diffraction studies between 0 and 2.1 GPa reveal a 100% of conversion without loss of symmetry, which is totally reversible upon decompression. By variable-temperature X-ray diffraction studies between 100 and 285 K, a partial coordination is achieved.

SUBMITTER: Moreno S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862548 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature