Luminescent gold(i) supermolecules with trithiocyanuric acid. Crystal structure, spectroscopic and photophysical properties

Abstract

The first example of an ordered array of Au ₆ clusters with trithiocyanuric acid, [(LAu)(AuPPhMe ₂ ) ₂ ] ₂ (H ₃ L = trithiocyanuric acid), is prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography; it has a two-dimensional structure via intermolecular Au ^I ···Au ^I interactions and possesses photoluminescence properties; the ability of trithiocyanuric acid to act as a bridging ligand for molecular assembly of two-dimensional polymeric solids is demonstrated.