A stable Cerberus tris(maloNHC) and its coinage metal complexes

Authors

Reagan Hooper, Kennesaw State University
Alexander Mason, Kennesaw State University
Maleek Montgomery, Kennesaw State University
Braden Clinebell, Kennesaw State University

Department

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-30-2019

Abstract

The first trisanionic Cerberus-type maloNHC has been generated and coordinated to two different coinage metals (Au(I) and Ag(I)). The resulting triszwitterionic metal complexes have been characterized by NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray crystallography. The molecular structures of the new metal complexes reveal an average Au⋯Au and Ag⋯Ag separation of 20.89 and 21.03 Å respectively, the longest distances reported to date for any related Cerberus-type NHCs.

Journal Title

Chemical Communications

Journal ISSN

1359-7345

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1039/C9CC01892A