Different positions of the formally isolobal moieties H+ and (AuPPh3)+ in N-(5-methoxyquinolyl-8)-2,4,6-trinitroaniline and its auration product
Abstract
It has been shown by an X-ray crystallographic analysis of N-(triphenylphosphinegold)-N-(5-methoxyquinolyl-8)- 2,4,6-trinitroaniline 1 and quantum chemical calculations on N-(5-methoxyquinolyl-8)-2,4,6-trinitroaniline 2 that H+ and (AuPPh3)+ sub-units in 1 and 2 occupy different positions at the amine and quinoline nitrogen atoms, respectively.