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[{Au[μ-N(SiMe3)2]}4]: The First Base-Free Gold Amide

S.D. Bunge, Oliver Just, William S. Rees

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2000 · 35 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Metathetical exchange between LiN(SiMe3)2 and AuCl generated the first tetranuclear (AuN)4 molecular ring, the gold(I) amide [{Au(μ-N(SiMe3)2]}4]. The cluster is centrosymmetric and comprises an arrangement of four Au atoms (see picture).

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