Experimental and theoretical evidence of the first Au(<scp>i</scp>)⋯Bi(<scp>iii</scp>) interaction

Abstract

Complex [Au(C6F5)2][Bi(C6H4CH2NMe(2)-2)2] displays the first example of an interaction between Au(I) and Bi(III), the nature of which is shown to be consistent with the presence of a high ionic contribution (79%) and a dispersion type (van der Waals) interaction (21%).