Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.40, No.27, 7054-7058, 2001
Synthesis, structural characterization, and photophysics of dinuclear gold(II) complexes [{Au(dppn)Br}(2)](PF6)(2) and [{Au(dppn)I}(2)](PF6)(2) with an unsupported Au-II-Au-II bond
A series of novel dinuclear gold(II) complexes having an unsupported Au(II)-Au(II) bond with well-defined oxidation state at the gold center were synthesized. Red shifts in both the low-energy absorption and emission bands were observed upon increasing the donor ability of the coordinated halogen atoms.