%0 Journal Article %A Laitar, David S. %A Müller, Peter %A Gray, Thomas G. %A Sadighi, Joseph P. %D 2005 %T A Carbene-Stabilized Gold(I) Fluoride:  Synthesis and Theory %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_Carbene_Stabilized_Gold_I_Fluoride_Synthesis_and_Theory/3268804 %R 10.1021/om050619f.s001 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/5106520 %K DFT calculations show %K fluorine %K NHC %K Fluoride %K monomeric %K charge %K isolable %K Synthesi %K carbene %K ligand %K interaction %K fluoride %X 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. %I ACS Publications