Solid state gold-lead complex

The absorption spectrum of the gold-lead complex shows two bands at 290 nm (e = 28598 M-1cm-1) and 385 nm (e = 7626 M-1cm-1), while the emission spectrum in the solid state shows only one band at 752 nm at room temperature. It was assigned to a transition between orbitals that appear as a result of the gold-lead interaction. Thus Fenske-Hall molecular orbital calculations indicated that the HOMO is constituted from the 6pz orbital of gold and 6s orbital of lead and the LUMO is entirely constituted from the 6pz orbitals of these atoms. 

The first carbonyl complex of gold, [AuCl(CO)], was prepared in 192 52080,2081 and since then only a few more derivatives have been obtained. The [AuBr(CO)] derivative was prepared later and is unstable in the solid state.2082,2083 The reductive carbonylation of Au(S03F)3 in fluorosulfonic acid leads via [Au(CO)2]+ (solvent) to solid [Au(S03F)(C0)] (Scheme 30).2084 [Au(CO)2]+ salts are produced in strongly ionizing protic acids or in Lewis acids such as SbF5. 

The related reaction shown in Equation (104)117 leads to a butterfly arrangement with two thallium ions bridging between two gold atoms, 127. Here, the Tl-Tl distance is 360.27 pm and is thought to contribute significantly to the physical properties of the complex. The compound shows solvent-dependent luminescent behavior in solution as well as in the solid state. 

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