Assembly of Heterometallic Rigid-Rod Complexes and Coordination Oligomers from Gold(I) Metalloligands

The reactions of TpylC6H4C≡CAuL (Tpyl = 2,2':6',2″-terpyridin-4'-yl; L = PPh3, CNXy; Xy = 2,6-dimethylphenyl) with MX2·nH2O (M = Fe, X = ClO4; M = Co, X = BF4; M = Zn, X = TfO, ClO4) in a 2:1 molar ratio give complexes [M(TpylC6H4C≡CAuL)2]X2. Similarly, the reactions of PPN[(TpylC6H4C≡C)2Au] (PPN = (Ph3P)2N) with an equimolar amount of MX2·nH2O give coordination oligomers [M{(TpylC6H4C≡C)2Au}]nXn (M = Fe, Zn, X = ClO4; M = Co, X = BF4). The complexes and oligomers have been isolated and characterized. The crystal structures of [Fe(TpylC6H4C≡CAuCNXy)2](ClO4)2 and [Co(TpylC6H4C≡CAuPPh3)2](BF4)2 have been determined by X-ray diffraction. The hydrodynamic sizes of complexes [M(TpylC6H4C≡CAuPPh3)2]X2 and coordination oligomers [M{(TpylC6H4C≡C)2Au}]nXn have been studied by NMR diffusion spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering measurements.