Combined 31P and 1H NMR Experiments in the Structural Elucidation of Polynuclear Thiolate Complexes
Elena Cerrada and Mariano Laguna
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza-C.S.I.C., E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
The use of diphosphines such as bis(diphenylphosphine)ethane (dppe) or bis(diphenylphosphine)methane (dppm) with dithiolate gold(I) derivatives induces the isolation of dithiolate gold(I) complexes with two different structures and stoichiometries depending on the diphosphine: [Au2(μ-dppe)(1,2-S2C6H4)] and [Au4(μ–dppm)2(1,2-S2C6H4)2], respectively. Such structures and stoichiometries can be determined by NMR experiments, not only 1H NMR and 31P{1H} NMR, but also 1H{31P}NMR experiments.
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