Electrochemistry of Au(II) and Au(III) pincer complexes: determination of the Au(II)-Au(II) bond energy.
The bond energy of the unsupported Au-Au bond in the Au(ii) dimer [(C(∧)N(∧)C)Au]2 and the difference between Au(III)-OH and Au(III)-H bond enthalpies have been determined experimentally by electrochemical methods, with Au-OH and Au-H complexes showing unexpected differences in their reduction pathways, supported by DFT modelling.
Wolfson Materials and Catalysis Centre, School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. m.bochmann@uea.ac.uk.
Thomas
T
Dann
Dragoş-Adrian
DA
Roşca
Joseph A
JA
Wright
Gregory G
GG
Wildgoose
Manfred
M
Bochmann