Gold-Aluminyl and Gold-Diarylboryl Complexes: Bonding and Reactivity with Carbon Dioxide.

ABSTRACT: The unconventional carbon dioxide insertion reaction of a gold-aluminyl [^tBu₃PAuAl(NON)] complex has been recently shown to be related to the electron-sharing character of the Au-Al bond that acts as a nucleophile and stabilizes the insertion product through a radical-like behavior. Since a gold-diarylboryl [IPrAuB(o-tol)₂] complex with similar reactivity features has been recently reported, in this work we computationally investigate the reaction of carbon dioxide with [LAuX] (L = phosphine, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC); X = Al(NON), B(o-tol)₂) complexes to get insights into the Al/B anionic and gold ancillary ligand effects on the Au-Al/B bond nature, electronic structure, and reactivity of these compounds. We demonstrate that the

SUBMITTER: Sorbelli D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115750 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature