Table 1 Some important structure parameters of the carbene gold (I) catalyst 1 obtained by calculation and experimenta.
Exp.b | Calc. | CE (%)c | |
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C1-Au | 1.987 | 2.013 [2.013] | 1.3 [1.3] |
C1-N1 | 1.329 | 1.352 [1.342] | 1.7 [1.0] |
C1-N2 | 1.375 | 1.382 [1.375] | 0.5 [0.0] |
C2-N2 | 1.470 | 1.481 [1.472] | 0.7 [0.1] |
C3-N2 | 1.488 | 1.487 [1.479] | −0.1 [−0.6] |
C4-N1 | 1.491 | 1.506 [1.491] | 1.0 [0.0] |
C5-N1 | 1.449 | 1.455 [1.446] | 0.4 [−0.2] |
C2-C6 | 1.516 | 1.532 [1.528] | 1.1 [0.8] |
C3-C8 | 1.537 | 1.549 [1.543] | 0.8 [0.4] |
C7-C8 | 1.532 | 1.557 [1.551] | 1.6 [1.2] |
∠N1C1N2 | 116.5 | 115.4 [115.6] | −0.9 [−0.8] |
∠C1N2C2 | 117.5 | 117.7 [117.6] | 0.2 [0.1] |
∠C1N1C4 | 123.7 | 123.3 [124.1] | −0.3 [0.3] |
∠C1N1C5 | 120.9 | 121.3 [120.6] | 0.3 [0.2] |
∠N2C2C6 | 106.0 | 105.3 [105.4] | −0.7 [0.6] |
∠C2C6C4 | 104.4 | 104.2 [104.2] | −0.2 [−0.2] |