Isolation and reactivity of a gold(i) hydroxytrifluoroborate complex stabilized by anion-π+ interactions

Jiliang Zhou, Elishua D. Litle, François P. Gabbaï
2021 Chemical Communications  
A new ambiphilic phosphine-xanthylium ligand is described, along with its ability to stabilize a catalytically competent Au–μ(OH)–BF3 complex via anion-π+ interactions.
doi:10.1039/d1cc04105c pmid:34486616 fatcat:uobj443c6nbvbjsnst5eju6x3q