Syntheses, Structures, and Antimicrobial Activities of Gold(I)- and Copper(I)- N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complexes Derived from Basket-Shaped Dinuclear Ag(I)-NHC Complex

Inorganic Chemistry
K NomiyaNoriko Chikaraishi Kasuga

Abstract

Novel dinuclear gold(I)- and copper(I)- N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC, L-1a) complexes [M2(L-1a)](PF6)2 (M = AuI (Au-1·PF6) and M = CuI (Cu-1·PF6)) were synthesized by transmetalation of the dinuclear silver(I)-NHC complex [Ag2(L-1a)](PF6)2 (Ag-1·PF6) with [AuCl(Me2S)] or CuI in over 70% yield. These NHC complexes were characterized by CHN elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis, and solution (1H and 13C) NMR spectroscopy. X-ray crystallography revealed that Au-1·PF6 and Cu-1·PF6 are dinuclear molecules consisting of two linear intramolecular C-M-C bonds (M = AuI and CuI), one M···M interaction, and two metal atoms arranged in a T-shaped geometry; their molecular structures are very similar to the basket-shaped cage structure of the parent complex Ag-1·PF6. Because of the smaller ionic radius of copper(I), Cu-1·PF6 has the smallest upper space of the basket among the three complexes. Au-1·PF6 and Cu-1·PF6 were very stable in the solid state and in solution. They did not undergo nucleophilic reaction with thiols 2-mercaptoethanol and 2-benzimidazolethiol (Hbmt) at least for several hours, whereas Ag-1·PF6 did react, forming precipitates of silver(I) thiolate and t...Continue Reading

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