Gold Complex examples

Over last five years, students in our group have synthesized several chiral gold complexes.

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These are efficient catalysts for a number of reactions.

The following display is a Au(I) complex featuring a biphenyl substituent connected to the nitrogen atoms of the N-heterocycle.

Different style of display for the same complex.

Mike Holmes synthesized this complex and grow the crystal.

The following model is van der Waals sphere.

COMPND    Holmes First Gold
AUTHOR    GENERATED BY OPEN BABEL 2.3.2
HETATM    1 AU   LIG     1       4.466   4.466  23.290  1.00  0.00          Au  
HETATM    2 CL   LIG     1       2.854   2.854  23.290  1.00  0.00          Cl  
HETATM    3  N   LIG     1       7.182   5.715  23.571  1.00  0.00           N  
HETATM    4  C   LIG     1       7.846   6.927  23.456  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM    5  H   LIG     1       8.774   7.078  23.588  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM    6  C   LIG     1       5.866   5.866  23.290  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM    7  C   LIG     1       7.826   4.443  23.992  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM    8  H   LIG     1       7.138   3.888  24.459  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM    9  C   LIG     1       8.887   4.830  25.011  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   10  C   LIG     1      10.246   4.823  24.694  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   11  H   LIG     1      10.534   4.421  23.882  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   12  C   LIG     1      11.184   5.393  25.543  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   13  H   LIG     1      12.106   5.378  25.312  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   14  C   LIG     1      10.778   5.984  26.723  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   15  H   LIG     1      11.413   6.405  27.291  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   16  C   LIG     1       9.434   5.960  27.076  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   17  H   LIG     1       9.161   6.349  27.899  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   18  C   LIG     1       8.476   5.375  26.245  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   19  C   LIG     1       7.030   5.385  26.641  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   20  C   LIG     1       6.343   6.585  26.755  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   21  H   LIG     1       6.797   7.402  26.588  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   22  C   LIG     1       4.993   6.607  27.111  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   23  H   LIG     1       4.535   7.435  27.191  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   24  C   LIG     1       4.325   5.418  27.349  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   25  H   LIG     1       3.406   5.430  27.589  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   26  C   LIG     1       5.002   4.202  27.233  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   27  H   LIG     1       4.546   3.384  27.396  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   28  C   LIG     1       6.347   4.196  26.876  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   29  H   LIG     1       6.806   3.368  26.793  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   30  C   LIG     1       8.310   3.666  22.774  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   31  H   LIG     1       8.946   4.212  22.268  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   32  H   LIG     1       7.545   3.443  22.205  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   33  H   LIG     1       8.750   2.839  23.066  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   34  N   LIG     1       5.715   7.182  23.009  1.00  0.00           N  
HETATM   35  C   LIG     1       6.927   7.846  23.124  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   36  H   LIG     1       7.078   8.774  22.992  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   37  C   LIG     1       4.443   7.826  22.588  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   38  H   LIG     1       3.888   7.138  22.121  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   39  C   LIG     1       4.830   8.887  21.569  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   40  C   LIG     1       4.823  10.246  21.886  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   41  H   LIG     1       4.421  10.534  22.698  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   42  C   LIG     1       5.393  11.184  21.037  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   43  H   LIG     1       5.378  12.106  21.268  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   44  C   LIG     1       5.984  10.778  19.857  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   45  H   LIG     1       6.405  11.413  19.289  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   46  C   LIG     1       5.960   9.434  19.504  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   47  H   LIG     1       6.349   9.161  18.681  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   48  C   LIG     1       5.375   8.476  20.335  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   49  C   LIG     1       5.385   7.030  19.939  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   50  C   LIG     1       6.585   6.343  19.825  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   51  H   LIG     1       7.402   6.797  19.992  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   52  C   LIG     1       6.607   4.993  19.469  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   53  H   LIG     1       7.435   4.535  19.389  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   54  C   LIG     1       5.418   4.325  19.232  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   55  H   LIG     1       5.430   3.406  18.991  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   56  C   LIG     1       4.202   5.002  19.347  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   57  H   LIG     1       3.384   4.546  19.184  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   58  C   LIG     1       4.196   6.347  19.704  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   59  H   LIG     1       3.368   6.806  19.787  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   60  C   LIG     1       3.666   8.310  23.806  1.00  0.00           C  
HETATM   61  H   LIG     1       4.212   8.946  24.312  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   62  H   LIG     1       3.443   7.545  24.375  1.00  0.00           H  
HETATM   63  H   LIG     1       2.839   8.750  23.514  1.00  0.00           H  
CONECT    1    2    6                                                 
CONECT    2    1                                                      
CONECT    3    4    6    7                                            
CONECT    4    3    5   35                                            
CONECT    5    4                                                      
CONECT    6    1    3   34                                            
CONECT    7    3    8    9   30                                       
CONECT    7                                                           
CONECT    8    7                                                      
CONECT    9    7   10   18                                            
CONECT   10    9   11   12                                            
CONECT   11   10                                                      
CONECT   12   10   13   14                                            
CONECT   13   12                                                      
CONECT   14   12   15   16                                            
CONECT   15   14                                                      
CONECT   16   14   17   18                                            
CONECT   17   16                                                      
CONECT   18    9   16   19                                            
CONECT   19   18   20   28                                            
CONECT   20   19   21   22                                            
CONECT   21   20                                                      
CONECT   22   20   23   24                                            
CONECT   23   22                                                      
CONECT   24   22   25   26                                            
CONECT   25   24                                                      
CONECT   26   24   27   28                                            
CONECT   27   26                                                      
CONECT   28   19   26   29                                            
CONECT   29   28                                                      
CONECT   30    7   31   32   33                                       
CONECT   30                                                           
CONECT   31   30                                                      
CONECT   32   30                                                      
CONECT   33   30                                                      
CONECT   34    6   35   37                                            
CONECT   35    4   34   36                                            
CONECT   36   35                                                      
CONECT   37   34   38   39   60                                       
CONECT   37                                                           
CONECT   38   37                                                      
CONECT   39   37   40   48                                            
CONECT   40   39   41   42                                            
CONECT   41   40                                                      
CONECT   42   40   43   44                                            
CONECT   43   42                                                      
CONECT   44   42   45   46                                            
CONECT   45   44                                                      
CONECT   46   44   47   48                                            
CONECT   47   46                                                      
CONECT   48   39   46   49                                            
CONECT   49   48   50   58                                            
CONECT   50   49   51   52                                            
CONECT   51   50                                                      
CONECT   52   50   53   54                                            
CONECT   53   52                                                      
CONECT   54   52   55   56                                            
CONECT   55   54                                                      
CONECT   56   54   57   58                                            
CONECT   57   56                                                      
CONECT   58   49   56   59                                            
CONECT   59   58                                                      
CONECT   60   37   61   62   63                                       
CONECT   60                                                           
CONECT   61   60                                                      
CONECT   62   60                                                      
CONECT   63   60                                                      
MASTER        0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   63    0   63    0
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