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Synthesis and reactivity of arylgold(III) complexes from aromatic hydrocarbons via C–H bond activation

2001; Royal Society of Chemistry; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/b102527a

1472-7773

Yoshio Fuchita, Yoshimichi Utsunomiya, M. Yasutake,

Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

The reactions of anhydrous gold(III) chloride [AuCl3]2 with aromatic hydrocarbons (ArH) such as benzene, toluene, xylenes, mesitylene, cumene, methoxybenzene and chlorobenzene, and the following treatment with 2,6-lutidine (lut) gave stable arylgold(III) complexes [AuArCl2(lut)]. These auration reactions proceeded heterogeneously in hexane and homogeneously in diethyl ether. The 1H NMR spectra of the arylgold(III) complexes revealed that aurations towards aromatic compounds take place regiospecifically at the position with higher electron density and with less steric hindrances. The trans configuration of the arylgold(III) complexes was established by means of their far-IR spectra and confirmed for [Au(2,5-Me2C6H3)Cl2(lut)] by its single-crystal X-ray structure. The reactions of [AuArCl2(lut)] (Ar = phenyl, 2,5-xylyl) with a terminal alkyne, phenyacetylene (HCCPh), afforded arylated phenylacetylenes ArCCPh.