Experimental and theoretical comparison of the metallophilicity between d10-d10 AuI-HgII and d 8-d10 AuII-HgII interactions

  1. López-De-Luzuriaga, J.M. 1
  2. Monge, M. 1
  3. Olmos, M.E. 1
  4. Pascual, D. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Revista:
Inorganic Chemistry

ISSN: 0020-1669

Any de publicació: 2014

Volum: 53

Número: 3

Pàgines: 1275-1277

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.1021/IC403036S SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84893237377 WoS: WOS:000330812700007 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccés obert editor

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Resum

The heteronuclear AuI/HgII complexes [Hg{AuR(μ-2-C6H4PPh2)}2] [R = C6F5 (1), C6Cl2F3 (2)] were prepared by reacting [Hg(2-C6H4PPh2) 2] with [AuR(tht)] (1:2) and further transformed into the Au III/HgII species [Hg{Au(C6F5)Cl 2(μ-2-C6H4PPh2)}2] [R = C6F5 (3), C6Cl2F3 (4)] by the addition of 2 equiv of PhI·Cl2. The crystal structures of 1-3 display Au···HgII interactions, which in the case of 3 is the first AuIII···Hg contact described to date. Theoretical calculations on model systems of the C 6F5 derivatives evidence that the attraction between AuI or AuIII and HgII arise from dispersion-type interactions and that both contacts are of the same strength. © 2014 American Chemical Society.