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The versatile metalloligand [{HC≡CC(NDipp)2}2Au2] (dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) was converted into early-late heterotetrametallic complexes [{ClCp2MC≡CC(NDipp)2}2Au2] (M = Ti, Zr). These compounds show photoluminescence with either remarkably different (Ti) or similar (Zr) features as compared to related solely coinage metal containing acetylide amidinate complexes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The synthesis of linear symmetric ethynyl‐ and acetylide‐amidinates of the coinage metals is presented. Starting with the desilylation of the complexes [{Me3SiC≡CC(NDipp)2}2M2] (Dipp=2,6‐diisopropylphenyl) (M=Cu, Au) it is demonstrated that this compound class is suitable to serve as a versatile metalloligand. Deprotonation with n‐butyllithium and subsequent salt metathesis reactions yield symmetric tetranuclear gold(I) acetylide complexes of the form [{(PPh3)AuC≡CC(NDipp)2}2M2] (M=Cu, Au). The corresponding Ag complex [{(PPh3)AuC≡CC(NDipp)2}2Ag2] was obtained by a different route via metal rearrangement. All compounds show bright blue or blue‐green microsecond long phosphorescence in the solid state, hence their photophysical properties were thoroughly investigated in a temperature range of 20–295 K. Emission quantum yields of up to 41 % at room temperature were determined. Furthermore, similar emissions with quantum yields of 15 % were observed for the two most brightly luminescent complexes in thf solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cover Feature: Efficient Blue Phosphorescence in Gold(I)-Acetylide Functionalized Coinage Metal Bis(amidinate) Complexes (Chem. Eur. J. 70/2020) Keywords: acetylide; amidinate; desilylation; gold; luminescence EN acetylide amidinate desilylation gold luminescence 16564 16564 1 12/18/20 20201215 NES 201215 B The synthesis of linear symmetric ethynyl- and acetylide- amidinates b of the coinage metals is presented. Acetylide, amidinate, desilylation, gold, luminescence. [Extracted from the article]