title: Synthesis, characterisation, electrochemistry and luminescence studies of 9-anthrylgold(I) complexes.
abstract: Reaction of mono- and dinuclear gold(I) phosphine chloride precursors with an excess of organolithium reagent C14H9Li in dry diethyl ether or THF gave mononuclear [(PPh3)Au(C9H14)] and dinuclear [(P--P)Au2(C14H9)2] (P--P = dppm, dcpm) and [(dcpm)Au2Br(C14H9)], respectively. These complexes were found to be emissive both in the solid state and in fluid solutions.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Carbon-Rich Molecular and Nano-Scale Metal-Based Materials Research, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, PR China. wwyam@hku.hk
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wing-Wah Yam
authors.forename: Kai-Leung
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Sung-Kong
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: Nianyong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D010777:Photochemistry
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D006046:Gold; C034020:anthracene