Investigation of Geminally Diaurated Arene Complexes in the Gas Phase

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• 作者：Ji艡铆 Schulz ; Elena Shcherbachenko ; Jana Roithov谩
• 刊名：Organometallics
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：August 24, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：34
• 期：16
• 页码：3979-3987
• 全文大小：466K
• ISSN：1520-6041

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The stability of gem-diaurated arene complexes [Au₂(L)₂(渭-aryl)]⁺ has been investigated by collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Performed mass spectrometric experiments revealed the influence of arene-ring substituents and a gold supporting ligand L on the stability of the corresponding diaurated complexes. From the determined appearance energies it emerged that the electron-donating substituents (p-MeO, p-Me, m-MeO, m-Me) strengthen, while the electron-withdrawing ones (p-Cl, p-CN, p-NO₂, m-Cl, m-CN, m-NO₂) weaken the three-center two-electron bond. More stable gem-diaurated complexes were found with electron-poor supporting ligands. It was found, however, that the electronic influences can be surpassed by the steric factors. Experimental results agree well with the performed DFT calculations at the mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ:LanL2DZ(Au) level of theory.