title: Gold(I) chloride coordinated 3-hexyne.
abstract: A linear gold(I) complex featuring a simple, unstrained alkyne has been synthesized using AuCl and 3-hexyne and characterized using X-ray crystallography. Density functional theory calculations show that sigma donation from alkyne --> Au dominates over the Au --> alkyne pi back-donation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kroll
authors.forename: H V Rasika
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Dias