Self‐Assembly of Supramolecular Luminescent Au^I–Cu^I Complexes: “Wrapping” an Au₆Cu₆ Cluster in a [Au₃(diphosphine)₃]³⁺ “Belt”

Abstract

Belt and suspenders: A supramolecular gold–copper cluster has been synthesized by Cu+-assisted self-assembly of [Au(C2Ph)2] rods and a gold–diphosphine belt, which is suspended from the Au6Cu6 core by AuAu bonds (see picture). The cluster displays strong orange luminescence on excitation at 308 nm which is more intense than that of either of its structural fragments, which were isolated and studied independently. P-P=Ph2PC6H4C6H4PPh2. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z800452_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.