Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 4, 2026

09:33
Phthalic Acid Ester-Binding DNA Aptamer Selection, Characterization, and Application to an Electrochemical Aptasensor
Published on: March 21, 2018
9.3K
Experimental evaluation of the electron donor ability of a gold phosphine fragment in a gold carbene complex
Rachel E M Brooner1, Ross A Widenhoefer
1French Family Science Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0346, USA. rwidenho@chem.duke.edu.
Abstract:
X-ray analysis of the gold cyclopropyl(methoxy)carbene complex [(P)AuC(OMe)(c-Pr)](+) SbF6(-) [P = P(t-Bu)2o-biphenyl] and comparison to extant protonated cyclopropyl ketones indicates that electron donation from the (P)Au fragment to the electron-deficient C1 atom is similar to that provided by a cyclopropyl group.

