Synthesis of aurocyanide and auricyanide complexes of phosphines, phosphine sulfides and phosphine selenides, and their characterization by IR, far-IR, UV solution, and solid-state NMR spectroscopic methods

  • Bassem A. Al-Maythalony
  • , Mohamed I.M. Wazeer
  • , Anvarhusein A. Isab

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Abstract

A series of aurocyanide and auricyanide complexes of phosphines, phosphine sulfides, and phosphine selenides were synthesized. These new complexes have the general formula [LnAu(CN)m], where L could be Cy 3P, (2-CN-Et)3P, Me3PS, Et3PS, Ph3PS, Me3PSe, or Ph3PSe. Auricyanide was reacted with L at 1 : 2 ratio. Products were characterized using elemental analysis, melting point, UV, IR, far-IR solution, and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Phosphine ligands cause gold(III) reduction to gold(I); less redox tendency was found for phosphine sulfides and phosphine selenides. Tri-coordinate complexes [L2AuCN] were produced from phosphine ligands with gold-tetracyanide. IR and UV spectroscopic methods were used to identify gold oxidation state in the synthesized complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3824-3832
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Coordination Chemistry
Volume63
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Nov 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals for funding this study through project no. IN080421.

Keywords

  • Auricyanide
  • Far-IR
  • IR
  • Phosphine selenides
  • Phosphine sulfides
  • Phosphines
  • Solid state NMR
  • Solution NMR
  • UV

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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