Coordination polymers with cyanoaurate building blocks: Potential new industrial applications for gold

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Abstract

This report illustrates the concept that aurophilic interactions of gold-containing building blocks, particularly cyanoaurates, could be used as a tool to increase structural dimensionality in systems containing other metals in addition to gold(I). Such high-dimensionality systems may have useful optical, magnetic, conducting or porous materials properties. Recent successes from our group and others in using the neglected, luminescent [Au(CN)2] - building block to synthesize supramolecular coordination polymers with interesting and potentially commercially applicable physical properties will be surveyed. In most heterometallic [Au(CN)2]-based polymers, aurophilic interactions increase the structural dimensionality of the system and can impart increased thermal stability. The gold(I) ion can mediate significant magnetic interactions between transition-metal centres or influence iron(II) spin-transition behaviour in the polymers. The Cu[Au(CN)2] 2(solvent)x polymer system is dynamically vapochromic, i.e., it shows large, reversible colour changes upon exposure to solvent vapours, thereby illustrating a sensor-type application. The related d 8, square-planer [Au(CN)4]- building block, which has only recently been incorporated into coordination polymers, does not form any aurophilic interactions; weak Au-N(cyano) interactions control the intermolecular packing. Several structural examples of cyanoaurate-based coordination polymers are presented, including 2-D and 3-D arrays. The incorporation of cyanoaurates as components of advanced materials would provide a new utility and market for these key compounds of the gold mining and refining industry.

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Leznoff, D. B., & Lefebvre, J. (2005). Coordination polymers with cyanoaurate building blocks: Potential new industrial applications for gold. Gold Bulletin, 38(2), 47–54. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03215233

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