Reductive Elimination Reactions in Gold(III) Complexes Leading to C(sp³)-X (X = C, N, P, O, Halogen) Bond Formation: Inner-Sphere vs S_N2 Pathways.

ABSTRACT: The reactions leading to the formation of C-heteroatom bonds in the coordination sphere of Au(III) complexes are uncommon, and their mechanisms are not well known. This work reports on the synthesis and reductive elimination reactions of a series of Au(III) methyl complexes containing different Au-heteroatom bonds. Complexes [Au(CF₃)(Me)(X)(PR₃)] (R = Ph, X = OTf, OClO₃, ONO₂, OC(O)CF₃, F, Cl, Br; R = Cy, X = Me, OTf, Br) were obtained by the reaction of trans-[Au(CF₃)(Me)₂(PR₃)] (R = Ph, Cy) with HX. The cationic complex cis-[Au(CF₃)(Me)(PPh₃)₂]OTf was obtained by the reaction of [Au(CF₃)(Me)(OTf)(PPh₃)] with PPh₃. Heating

SUBMITTER: Portugues A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9890567 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature