Expanding the toolbox of the coinage bond: adducts involving new gold(iii) derivatives and bioactive molecules

Abstract

X-ray analyses of a small library of adducts between AuX₃ (X = Cl, Br) and several pyridine derivatives indicate the systematic presence of quite short π-hole coinage bonds; computational studies reveal the attractive nature and strength of these short contacts, confirming their prominent role in driving their organization in the solid.