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. 2022 Feb 15;61(8):3527–3539. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03492

Table 3. Selected Au–N and Au–C Bond Distances for Pristine CTCs Obtained with Different Ligandsa and Au–N and Au–C Bond Distances of the Relative Products Obtained by the Reaction of the CTCs with Iodine.

  CTCBzI2b CTCcarbI2c CTCcarbI4c CTCcarbI6c CTCMeI4
Au(III)–N 1.913 (Au1–I) 2.052 (Au1–I) 2.072 (Au1–I) 2.082 (Au1–I) 2.051 (Au1–I)
Au(I)–N 2.013 (Au2) 2.072 (Au2) 2.095 (Au2–I) 2.086 (Au2–I) 2.070 (Au2–I)
Au(I)–N 2.063 (Au3) 2.052 (Au3) 2.012 (Au3) 2.074 (Au3–I) 2.054 (Au3)
Au(III)–C 1.964 (Au1–I) 2.032 (Au1–I) 2.022 (Au1–I) 2.032 (Au1–I) 2.006 (Au1–I)
Au(I)–C 2.024 (Au2) 2.022 (Au2) 2.012 (Au2–I) 2.000 (Au2–I) 2.004 (Au2–I)
Au(I)–C 2.005 (Au3) 1.972 (Au3) 2.065 (Au3) 2.065 (Au3–I) 1.989 (Au3)
  CTCBzd CTCcarb     CTCMe
Au(I)–N 2.042 2.032     nde
2.051
2.036
Au(I)–C 1.978 2.000     nde
1.998
2.003
a

CTCMe = [μ–Au-C2,N3-1-methyl-imidazolate]3, CTCBz = [μ–Au-C2,N3-1-benzyl-imidazolate]3, CTCcarb = [μ–Au-C2,N3- N-methyl-C-methoxy-carbonate]3.

b

Data taken from ref (16).

c

Data taken from ref (14).

d

Data taken from ref (36)..

e

nd = not determined.