Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions · 1980 · 97 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceAnalytical ChemistryInorganic ChemistrySpectroscopyCoordination ChemistryLigand BindingPhotoelectron SpectroscopyTransition Metal ComplexesX-ray Photoelectron SpectroscopyX-ray SpectroscopyComplex Formation StudiesElectronic Spectra Of Transition Metal ComplexesElectronic Structure Of Metal ComplexesMetal-ligand Bonding AnalysisThiol ChemistryX-ray ChemistryX-ray Spectra
The X-ray photoelectron spectra of a range of gold complexes with halide, phosphine, and thiol ligands is reported. Gold(I) and gold(III) complexes can readily be distinguished for each type of ligand. The use of this result is illustrated by following the decomposition of [NEt4][AuBr4] on exposure to the X-ray beam. Systematic variations in the binding energies of the Cl 2p, Br 3p, P 2p, and S 2p levels have been observed between ligand, gold(I), and gold(III) complexes.