Synthesis, photophysics and thermal redox reactions of a [{Au(dppn)Cl}<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>dimer with an unsupported Au<sup>II</sup>–Au<sup>II</sup>bond
A novel binuclear gold(II) complex containing a formal Au-II-Au-II bond is synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography; the compound is shown to possess rich photophysical and thermal redox properties.