title: (Tl[Au(C(6)Cl(5))(2)])(n): A vapochromic complex.
abstract: The X-ray structure of (Tl[Au(C(6)Cl(5))(2)])(n), 1, consists of 1-D linear polymer chains parallel to the crystallographic z axis. The crystal structure of 1 has channels that run parallel to these chains with interatom distances in the range 3.231-4.076 A. There are holes in these channels with diameters as large as 10.471 A, which can accommodate a variety of solvents. Complex 1 displays reversible vapochromic emission and absorption spectral behavior when the solid is exposed to a variety of organic vapors such as acetone, acetonitrile, triethylamine, acetylacetone, tetrahydrothiophene, 2-fluoropyridine, tetrahydrofuran, and pyridine. Complex 1 is luminescent at room temperature and at 77 K in the solid state. UV excitation at 495 nm leads to an emission at 531 nm.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidad de La Rioja, Grupo de Síntesis Química de La Rioja, UA-CSIC, Madre de Dios 51, E-26004 Logroño, Spain.
authors.forename: Eduardo J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: López-De-Luzuriaga
authors.forename: Miguel
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authors.lastname: Monge
authors.forename: M Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Olmos
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laguna
authors.forename: Ahmed A
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authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: John P
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authors.lastname: Fackler