Synthesis and Characterization of a Gold Vinylidene Complex Lacking π‐Conjugated Heteroatoms

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN: 1521-3773|54|23|6867-6869

ISSN: 1433-7851

Source: ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, Vol.54, Iss.23, 2015-06, pp. : 6867-6869

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Abstract

AbstractHydride abstraction from the gold (disilyl)ethylacetylide complex [(P)Au{η1‐CCSi(Me)2CH2CH2SiMe2H}] (P=P(tBu)2o‐biphenyl) with triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate at −20 °C formed the cationic gold (β,β‐disilyl)vinylidene complex [(P)AuCCSi(Me)2CH2CH2Si(Me)2]+B(C6F5)4− with ≥90 % selectivity. 29Si NMR analysis of this complex pointed to delocalization of positive charge onto both the β‐silyl groups and the (P)Au fragment. The C1 and C2 carbon atoms of the vinylidene complex underwent facile interconversion (ΔG≠=9.7 kcal mol−1), presumably via the gold π‐disilacyclohexyne intermediate [(P)Au{η2‐CCSi(Me)2CH2CH2Si(Me)2}]+B(C6F5)4−.