Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes : synthesis, structure, and catalysis in hydration of alkynes

• Main Authors: Xu, Xiangya, Kim, Seung Hyo, Zhang, Xi, Das, Atanu Kumar, Hirao, Hajime, Hong, Soon Hyeok
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107225; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17910; http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om3009603
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Two abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene (aNHC) gold(I) complexes, [(aNHC)AuCl], were prepared from C2-protected imidazolium salts. The air-stable complexes chloro(1-isopropyl-3-methyl-2,4-diphenylimidazol-5-ylidene)gold(I) (5) and chloro(1,4-diisopropyl-3-methyl-2-phenylimidazol-5-ylidene)gold(I) (6) we...