title: Planar tris-N-heterocyclic carbenes.
abstract: To further explore the coordination chemistry of poly-carbene complexes, two triphenylene-based planar tridentate N-heterocyclic carbenes and their corresponding tri-gold complexes were synthesized. Molecular structures of the tert-butyl substituted tritopic free carbene and the tri-nuclear gold complex were determined experimentally. A silver-dicarbene organometallic polymer was also prepared with the newly synthesized tris-NHC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 10617.
authors.forename: Yun-Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Meng-Ting
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Gene-Hsiang
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shie-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Ching-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chiu