Activation of two carbon-hydrogen bonds of nitromethane by a dinuclear gold(II) ylide complex. The formation of a CHNO2-bridged A-frame complex

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om00086a031

The reaction of CH₃NO₂ (neat) with the dinuclear gold(II) ylide complex Au₂[(CH₂)₂PPh₂]₂)(O ₂CPh)₂ leads to the rupture of two C-H bonds and the formation of an A-frame species with a CHNO₂ bridge. The X-ray molecular structure and the 500-MHz solution ¹H NMR spectrum establish the formation of the species.