10.1021/om050619f.s001 David S. Laitar David S. Laitar Peter Müller Peter Müller Thomas G. Gray Thomas G. Gray Joseph P. Sadighi Joseph P. Sadighi A Carbene-Stabilized Gold(I) Fluoride:  Synthesis and Theory American Chemical Society 2005 DFT calculations show fluorine NHC Fluoride monomeric charge isolable Synthesi carbene ligand interaction fluoride 2005-09-12 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_Carbene_Stabilized_Gold_I_Fluoride_Synthesis_and_Theory/3268804 The first isolable gold(I) fluoride complex, stabilized by an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand, has been isolated in two-coordinate monomeric form. DFT calculations show significant pπ/dπ interactions between fluoride and gold(I) and indicate a substantial negative charge on fluorine.