From metallic gold to [Au(NHC)2]+ complexes: an easy, one-pot method.

Leticia Lozada-RodríguezJosé B Pelayo-VázquezIrma I Rangel-SalasJosé G Alvarado-RodríguezA Aarón Peregrina-LucanoArmando Pérez-CentenoFernando A López-Dellamary-ToralSara Angélica Cortes-Llamas

Published in: Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) (2018)

A simple and direct method is described to prepare cationic bis(NHC)-Au(i) complexes containing N-alkyl or N-aryl NHC ligands to generate relevant gold complexes using metallic gold as the starting material.

Keyphrases

sensitive detection
ionic liquid
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