A new approach to the synthesis of trinuclear gold(i) imidazolate complexes and their silver(i)-induced photoluminescence behavior†
Abstract
New trinuclear gold(I) N-arylimidazolate cluster complexes have been synthesized from cationic [Au(CNR)2]+ isocyanide complexes and their structure and photoluminescence behavior have been compared with those of their 1-methylimidazolate counterpart. A drastic change in their photophysical properties was observed upon coordination of the Ag+ cation.