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Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis
Published on: July 10, 2021
κ3 -(N^C^C)Gold(III) Carboxylates: Evidence for Decarbonylation Processes
Hélène Beucher1, Estíbaliz Merino1, Alexandre Genoux1
1Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland.
Abstract:
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 decomposition for these species proceeds by an unusual decarbonylation process, in contrast to typical decarboxylation pathways observed in related metallocarboxylic acids.
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