Synthesis and investigation of a <i>meta</i>[6]cycloparaphenylene gold(i) <i>N</i>-heterocyclic carbene complex

Journal article

Meta[n]cycloparaphenylenes (m[n]CPPs) as well as N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) gold(I)-complexes are intriguing building blocks for material and life sciences due to their extraordinary structures resulting in unique photophysical properties. Herein, we report the combination of a m[6]CPP with a N-heterocyclic carbene serving as a ligand in a linear gold(I)-complex possessing the form [AuBr(NHC)]. Solid-state structures of both the precursor and the complex are presented and discussed. Moreover, we investigated the luminescence properties of both the imidazolium intermediate and the corresponding gold(I)-complex.

Authors: Bernt, F; Leonhardt, CM; Schatz, D; Wegner, HA

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Journal: Chemical Communications
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 22
• Pages: 3055-3058
• Publication date: 2024-03-12
• DOI: 10.1039/d3cc06225b
• EISSN: 1364-548X
• ISSN: 1359-7345
• Language: English
• Keywords: Medicinal chemistry; Stereochemistry; Combinatorial chemistry; Chemistry; Carbene; Transition metal carbene complex; Catalysis; Organic chemistry