Hexavanadate-Organogold(I) Hybrid Compounds: Synthesis by the Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition and Density Functional
Stanislav K Petrovskii1, Viktoria V Khistiaeva1,2, Anastasia A Sizova1
1Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii pr. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia.
Abstract:
The fully oxidized Lindqvist-type hexavanadate compounds decorated by phosphine-derivatized Au(I) moieties oriented in a transoid fashion (n-Bu4N)2[V6O13{(OCH2)3CCH2(N3C2C6H5)AuP(C6H4OMe)3}2] (POM) and (n-Bu4N)2[V6O13{(OCH2)3CCH2OCH2(C2N3H)AuP(C6H4OMe)3}2] (POM) have been prepared by azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions and characterized by various techniques, including NMR, IR, and UV/vis spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Electronic structure calculations unveil the potential of these model hybrid junctions for application in controlled charge-transport experiments on substrate surfaces.
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