κ3‐(N^C^C)Gold(III) Carboxylates: Evidence for Decarbonylation Processes

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 58; no. 27; pp. 9064 - 9067
• Main Authors: Beucher, Hélène, Merino, Estíbaliz, Genoux, Alexandre, Fox, Thomas, Nevado, Cristina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: WEINHEIM Wiley 01.07.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Ammonium; Ammonium hydroxide; Carbon dioxide; Carboxylates; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; decarbonylation; Decarboxylation; Gold; ligand effects; Physical Sciences; reaction mechanisms; Science & Technology; Species; structure elucidation; Thermal decomposition; X-RAY-STRUCTURE; COMPLEXES; reaction mechanisms; REACTIVITY; RUTHENIUM; decarbonylation; HYDROXYCARBONYL; gold; GAS SHIFT REACTION; AU; CARBONYL; METALLOCARBOXYLATE; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; structure elucidation; ligand effects

Gold(III) carboxylate species, stabilized by a κ3‐(N^C^C) ligand template, are presented herein. A η1‐AuIII‐C(O)‐OH species has been characterized under cryogenic conditions as a result of the nucleophilic attack of an ammonium hydroxide onto a dinuclear μ‐CO2‐κ3‐(N^C^C)AuIII precursor. Thermal deco...