(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold
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IUPAC name (2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold | |
Other names Mesitylgold; Mesitylgold(I); (2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold(I) | |
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AuC 9H 11 | |
Molar mass | 316.15 g mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold is a member of a special group of compounds where an aryl carbon atom acts as a bridge between two gold atoms. This compound is formed in a reaction between Au(CO)Cl and the Grignard reagent mesitylmagnesium bromide.[1] It crystallizes as a cyclical pentamer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gambarotta, Sandro; Floriani, Carlo; Chiesi-Villa, Angiola; Guastini, Carlo (1983). "A homoleptic arylgold(I) complex: Synthesis and structure of pentanuclear mesitylgold(I)". Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (22): 1304. doi:10.1039/C39830001304.