Synthesis of gold(I)-trifluoromethyl complexes and their role in generating spectroscopic evidence for a gold(I)-difluorocarbene species

Sofie  M. P. Vanden Broeck; David  J. Nelson; Alba Collado; Laura Falivene; Luigi Cavallo; David  B. Cordes; Alexandra  M. Z. Slawin; Kristof Van Hecke; Fady Nahra; Catherine  S. J. Cazin; Steven  Patrick Nolan

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Synthesis of gold(I)-trifluoromethyl complexes and their role in generating spectroscopic evidence for a gold(I)-difluorocarbene species

Sofie M. P. Vanden Broeck
, David J. Nelson
, Alba Collado
, Laura Falivene
, Luigi Cavallo
, David B. Cordes
, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
, Kristof Van Hecke
, Fady Nahra
, Catherine S. J. Cazin
, Steven Patrick Nolan

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Abstract

Readily-prepared and bench-stable [Au(CF₃)(NHC)] compounds were synthesized using new methodologies, starting from [Au(OH)(NHC)], [Au(Cl)(NHC)] or [Au(L)(NHC)]HF₂ precursors (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene). The mechanism of formation of these species was investigated. Consequently, a new and straightforward strategy for the mild and selective cleavage of a single carbon-fluorine bond from [Au(CF₃)(NHC)] complexes was attempted and found to be reversible in the presence of an additional nucleophilic fluoride source. This straightforward technique has led to the unprecedented spectroscopic observation of a gold(I)-NHC difluorocarbene species.

Original language	English
Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal
Volume	Early View
Early online date	14 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100195
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 14 May 2021

Keywords

Difluorocarbene
Trifluoromethyl
N-heterocyclic carbene
Gold(I)
Fluoride abstraction

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CCDC 2023143 - 2023147: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Broeck, S. M. P. V. (Contributor), Nelson, D. J. (Contributor), Collado, A. (Contributor), Falivene, L. (Contributor), Cavallo, L. (Contributor), Cordes, D. B. (Contributor), Slawin, A. M. Z. (Contributor), Van Hecke, K. (Contributor), Nahra, F. (Contributor), Cazin, C. S. J. (Contributor) & Nolan, S. P. (Contributor), The Cambridge Structural Database, 13 Aug 2020
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Vanden Broeck, S. M. P., Nelson, D. J., Collado, A., Falivene, L., Cavallo, L., Cordes, D. B., Slawin, A. M. Z., Van Hecke, K., Nahra, F., Cazin, C. S. J., & Nolan, S. P. (2021). Synthesis of gold(I)-trifluoromethyl complexes and their role in generating spectroscopic evidence for a gold(I)-difluorocarbene species. Chemistry - A European Journal, Early View. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100195

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