The reactions of Q[Au(acac)
2] (Q = N(PPh
3)
2 (PPN;
a), NPr
4 (
b); acac = acetylacetonato)with terminal alkynes of the type HC
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CC
6H
4R-4 in a 1:2 molar ratio affords the complexesQ[Au(C
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CC
6H
4R-4)
2] (R = NO
2 (
1), C
6H
4NO
2-4 (
2), (
E)-CH=CHC
6H
4NO
2-4 (
3)). The samealkynes react with [AuCl(CNBu
t)] in NEt
3 to give the complexes [Au(C
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CC
6H
4R-4)(CNBu
t)](R = NO
2 (
4), C
6H
4NO
2-4 (
5), (
E)-CH=CHC
6H
4NO
2-4 (
6)). When NHEt
2 is used instead ofNEt
3, attack of the secondary amine at the isonitrile ligand takes place and alkynyl carbenecomplexes of the type [Au(C
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CC
6H
4R-4){C(NHBu
t)(NEt
2)}] (R = NO
2 (
7), C
6H
4NO
2-4 (
8),(
E)-CH=CHC
6H
4NO
2-4 (
9)) are obtained. The crystal structures of
1a,
4, 7, and
9 have beendetermined. The cubic hyperpolarizabilities of
1a,
b,
4-
6,
8,
9, and the related complexes[Au(C
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CC
6H
4R-4)(PPh
3)] (R = H (
10), NO
2 (
11), 4-C
6H
4NO
2 (
12), (
E)-CH=CHC
6H
4NO
2-4(
13), C
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CC
6H
4NO
2-4 (
14), (
Z)-CH=CHC
6H
4NO
2-4 (
15), (
E)-N=CHC
6H
4NO
2-4 (
16)) have beendetermined by Z-scans at 800 nm. An increase in
real is observed on replacing the coligandBu
tNC by PPh
3 (proceeding from
5 to
12 and from
6 to
13), introduction of the NO
2 group(proceeding from
10 to
11), extending the arylalkynyl
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-bridge (proceeding from
11 to
12-
15), and replacing (
Z)-CH=CH by the (
E)-CH=CH linking unit (proceeding from
15 to
13).