摘要
Polynuclear gold complexes show diverse structures and bonding.An exploration into their transformation represents a challenging area of research.Herein,an unprecedented substituent-mediated transformation from pentagold(I)to octadecagold(I)complexes has been observed.These gold(I)-sulfido complexes with distinct structures have been fully characterized,and the transformation process has been monitored by NMR spectroscopy in solution state.
基金
The University of Hong Kong for supporting the Electrospray Ionization Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Facilities under the Support for Interdisciplinary Research in Chemical Science and the support from The University of Hong Kong under the University Research Committee(URC)Strategically Oriented Research Theme on Functional Materials for Molecular Electronics
the Key Program of the Major Research Plan on“Architectures,Functionalities and Evolution of Hierarchical Clusters”of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.91961202)and a General Research Fund(GRF)from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,China(HKU17301517).L.-L.Y.acknowledges the receipt of a postgraduate studentship from The University of Hong Kong.The Beijing Synchrotron Research Facility(BSRF)is also acknowledged for providing beamline time of the synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction facilities.