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Synthesis, characterisation, electrochemistry and luminescence studies of 9-anthrylgold(i) complexes

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Reaction of mono- and dinuclear gold(i) phosphine chloride precursors with an excess of organolithium reagent C14H9Li in dry diethyl ether or THF gave mononuclear [(PPh3)Au(C9H14)] and dinuclear [(P⁁P)Au2(C14H9)2]-(P⁁P = dppm, dcpm) and [(dcpm)Au2Br(C14H9)], respectively. These complexes were found to be emissive both in the solid state and in fluid solutions.

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    Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Kai-Leung Cheung, Sung-Kong Yip & Nianyong Zhu

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Wing-Wah Yam, V., Cheung, KL., Yip, SK. et al. Synthesis, characterisation, electrochemistry and luminescence studies of 9-anthrylgold(i) complexes. Photochem Photobiol Sci 4, 149–153 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1039/b410667a

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