Alice Jane McEllin, Christopher A Goult, Golam Mohiuddin, Liam J Curtis, Theo F N Tanner, Adrian C Whitwood, Jason M Lynam, Duncan W Bruce
A series of isomeric bis-2,6-(monoalkoxyphenyl)pyridine and bis-2,6-(dialkoxyphenyl)pyridine ligands were synthesized and characterized. In order to prepare their chlorogold(III) complexes, intermediate chloromercury(II) complexes were first prepared, but unlike observations from previous studies where they were obtained impure and at best in moderate yield, here pure complexes were synthesized, many in rather high yields. Depending on the substitution pattern of the alkoxy chains on the ligands, mono- and/or dimercurated complexes were obtained, characterized by 1 H, 13 C{1 H}, and 199 Hg NMR spectroscopy as well as, in several cases, by X-ray crystallography...
April 18, 2024: Inorganic Chemistry