Aurophilicity as a cofactor in crystal engineering. Dicyanoaurate(I) anion as a building block in a novel Co(II)-Au(I) bimetallic assembly.
A 2D grid-shaped cyanide-bridged Co(II)-Au(I) bimetallic coordination polymer, [Co(DMF)2(Au(CN)2)2], has been prepared from the [Au(CN)2]- building block; sheets associate pair-wise by aurophilic interactions and the compound exhibits zeolite-like properties.
Colacio
Enrique
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Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain. ecolacio@ugr.es
Lloret
Francesc
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Kivekäs
Raikko
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Ruiz
José
J
Suárez-Varela
José
J
Sundberg
Markku R
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