A gold(i) 1,2,3-triazolylidene complex featuring the interaction between gold and methine hydrogen†
Abstract
A mesoionic N-heterocyclic carbene–gold(I) complex with a unique Au⋯H–C(methine) intramolecular hydrogen bonding interaction has been investigated in the solid state. The structure of this new neutral gold(I)–carbene was characterized by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy, TGA, and X-ray diffraction techniques. Density functional theory (DFT) and atoms-in-molecule (AIM) analysis revealed that the gold–hydrogen bonding situation is more favored. Besides, the photophysical properties of the gold(I) complex were also investigated.