Syntheses and X-ray crystal structures of cationic, two-coordinate gold(I) pi-alkene complexes that contain a sterically hindered o-biphenylphosphine ligand.
A number of cationic gold pi-alkene complexes of the form {[P(t-Bu)(2)o-biphenyl]Au(pi-alkene)}(+)SbF(6)(-) were isolated and three were analyzed by X-ray crystallography.
Duke University, French Family Science Center, Durham, NC 27708-0346, USA.
Timothy J
TJ
Brown
Marina G
MG
Dickens
Ross A
RA
Widenhoefer