(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold

(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold
	; Pentameric form
Names
	IUPAC name (2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold
	Other names Mesitylgold; Mesitylgold(I); (2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold(I)
Identifiers
CAS Number	89359-21-7 monomer ; 89340-02-3 pentamer ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChemSpider	14451398 ;
PubChem CID	19877937;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70600915 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H11.Au/c1-7-4-8(2)6-9(3)5-7;/h4-5H,1-3H3; Key: VUMCLWYYCJSHBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES Cc1cc(C)c([Au])c(C)c1; CC1=CC(C)=C([Au])C(C)=C1;
Properties
Chemical formula	AuC; 9H; 11
Molar mass	316.15 g mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)gold is a member of a special group of compounds where an aryl carbon atom acts as a bridge between two gold atoms. This compound is formed in a reaction between Au(CO)Cl and the Grignard reagent mesitylmagnesium bromide.^[1] It crystallizes as a cyclical pentamer.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Gambarotta, Sandro; Floriani, Carlo; Chiesi-Villa, Angiola; Guastini, Carlo (1983). "A homoleptic arylgold(I) complex: Synthesis and structure of pentanuclear mesitylgold(I)". Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (22): 1304. doi:10.1039/C39830001304.

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[Gambarotta-1] Gambarotta, Sandro; Floriani, Carlo; Chiesi-Villa, Angiola; Guastini, Carlo (1983). "A homoleptic arylgold(I) complex: Synthesis and structure of pentanuclear mesitylgold(I)". Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (22): 1304. doi:10.1039/C39830001304.

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