Alkynyl Coinage Metal Clusters and Complexes–Syntheses, Structures, and Strategies

• Published in: Chemistry : a European journal Vol. 24; no. 30; pp. 7536 - 7559
• Main Authors: Gupta, Arvind Kumar, Orthaber, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 28.05.2018
• Subjects: alkynyl ligands; Chemistry; cluster compounds; coinage metals; Coordination compounds; Ligands; Metal clusters; Metal complexes; metallophilic interactions; X-ray crystallography; X-ray crystallography; coinage metals; cluster compounds; alkynyl ligands; metallophilic interactions

In this Concept we discuss how the chemistry of coinage metal complexes based on alkynyl ligands has developed over the past decades. The rich coordination of alkynyl, that exhibit both η1 (end‐on) and η2 (side on) modes, includes non‐bridged systems, as well as bridging of up to four (or six) metal...