A dynamic tetranuclear gold(I)-cyclophane -- gold (I)-centred chirality and fluxionality arising from an intramolecular shift of Au--S bonds.
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| Title: | A dynamic tetranuclear gold(I)-cyclophane -- gold (I)-centred chirality and fluxionality arising from an intramolecular shift of Au--S bonds. |
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| Authors: | Pau Lin Ang1, Van Ha Nguyen1,2, Yip, John H. K.1 chmyiphk@nus.edu.sg |
| Source: | Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 9/7/2021, Vol. 50 Issue 33, p11422-11428. 7p. |
| Subjects: | Chirality, X-ray crystallography, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Gold, Gold clusters, Anthracene |
| Abstract: | A tetranuclear gold(I) complex [Au4(µ-PAnP)2(µ-L)2] (PAnP = 9,10-bis(diphenylphosphino)anthracene and L = benzene-1,2-dithiolate) has been synthesized and characterised by multinuclear NMR and X-ray crystallography. The molecule has a cyclophane-like structure which can be considered to be composed of two [Au2(µ-PAnP)(µ-L)] units held together by Au--S bonds and aurophilic interactions (Au-Au = 3.0712(2) Å). L acts as a chelating and bridging ligand with one of its S atoms bonded to two Au ions as sulfonium ions and there are two Au2S2 cores on each side of the cyclophane. A sulfur atom in each Au2S2 core is a chiral sulfonium ion, being bonded to two chemically distinct Au ions. Two Au ions are bonded to four atoms (2S, P and Au) in an asymmetric environment, making them a rare example of gold(I)-centred chirality. The two Au2S2 cores have RAu, RS and SAu, SS configurations, and the chiralities of the sulfonium ion and the gold ion are correlated. Variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy showed that the metallacyclophane undergoes rapid exchange in solution. A bond shift mechanism involving simultaneous cleavage and formation of Au-S bonds is proposed for the exchange. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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