title: A thermally stable gold(III) hydride: synthesis, reactivity, and reductive condensation as a route to gold(II) complexes.
abstract: Going for gold: The first thermally stable gold(III) hydride [(C N C)*AuH] is presented. It undergoes regioselective insertions with allenes to give gold(III) vinyl complexes, and reductive condensation with [(C N C)*AuOH] to the air-stable Au(II) product, [(C N C)*(2)Au(2)], with a short nonbridged gold-gold bond.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Materials and Catalysis Centre, School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
authors.forename: Dragoş-Adrian
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Roşca
authors.forename: Dan A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bochmann