(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold explained

(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold is a member of a special group of compounds where an aryl carbon atom acts as a bridge between two gold atoms. This compound is formed in a reaction between Au(CO)Cl and the Grignard reagent mesitylmagnesium bromide.[1] It crystallizes as a cyclical pentamer.[1]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1039/C39830001304 . A homoleptic arylgold(I) complex: Synthesis and structure of pentanuclear mesitylgold(I) . 1983 . Gambarotta . Sandro . Floriani . Carlo . Chiesi-Villa . Angiola . Guastini . Carlo . Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications . 22 . 1304 .

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