Mononuclear and dinuclear gold(<scp>i</scp>) complexes with a caffeine-based di(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligand: synthesis, reactivity and structural DFT analysis
Valentina Stoppa, Thomas Scattolin, Matteo Bevilacqua, Marco Baron, Claudia Graiff, Laura Orian, Andrea Biffis, Ileana Menegazzo, Marco Roverso, Sara Bogialli, Fabiano Visentin, Cristina Tubaro
Abstract
Two gold(<sc>i</sc>) complexes with caffeine-based di(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligands were synthesised and fully characterised.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCarbeneReactivity (psychology)Ligand (biochemistry)CaffeineStereochemistryMedicinal chemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisReceptorBiochemistryAlternative medicineEndocrinologyPathologyMedicineN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryCatalytic Alkyne ReactionsCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions