DOI: 10.1039/d6cc05169c ISSN: 1359-7345
Tuning the supramolecular order and emission of solvent vapour-responsive aurophilic 1-D chain structures through the counterion shape
Afsaneh Akar, Khuong D. Ho, Jefferson A. Pells, Gary W. Leach, Vance E. Williams, Daniel B. Leznoff[RMe3N]2[Au2(i-mnt)2] (R = C n H 2 n +1 ) salts form emissive 1-D gold(
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) chains that pack into columnar or lamellar structures depending on R. The C16-derivative changes emission from green to yellow/orange/red on exposure to different solvent vapours.