AuB8-: an Au-borozene complex

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Mar 3;58(19):3134-3137. doi: 10.1039/d1cc07303f.

Abstract

Photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemistry studies are used to investigate the structure and bonding of AuB8-. Global minimum sturctural searches show that AuB8- possesses a chair-like structure, which can be viewed as Au+ bonded to the edge of the doubly-aromatic B82- borozene, Au+2-B82-]. Chemical bonding analyses reveal that the AuB8- is a novel borozene complex with unique Au-borozene bonding.