title: Silver(I), gold(I) and palladium(II) complexes of a NHC-pincer ligand with an aminotriazine core: a comparison with pyridyl analogues.
abstract: Dinuclear silver, di- and tetra-nuclear gold, and mononuclear palladium complexes with chelating C,N,C diethylaminotriazinyl-bridged bis(NHC) pincer ligands were prepared and characterised. The silver and gold complexes exist in a twisted, helical conformation in both the solution- and the solid state. In contrast, an analogous dinuclear gold complex with pyridyl-bridged NHCs exists in a linear conformation. Computational studies have been performed to rationalise the formation of twisted/helical vs. linear forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia. peter.simpson@curtin.edu.au d.h.brown@curtin.edu.au d.carter@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jamila
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.affiliation: Science & Maths Education Centre, Nanochemistry Research Institute & Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia.
authors.forename: Damien J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.affiliation: Curtin Institute for Computation, Nanochemistry Research Institute & Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rohl
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia. peter.simpson@curtin.edu.au d.h.brown@curtin.edu.au d.carter@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Mark I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ogden
authors.affiliation: Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Skelton
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia. peter.simpson@curtin.edu.au d.h.brown@curtin.edu.au d.carter@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Peter V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia. peter.simpson@curtin.edu.au d.h.brown@curtin.edu.au d.carter@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Brown