Abstract
Gold, in addition to its attractive historical monetary value, has attracted growing attention from the chemical perspective. A significant proportion of recent contributions has been associated with the luminescent behavior of gold compounds, some of which are associated with the presence of the weak closed-shell aurophilic interactions. In this review the photophysical properties of several classes of gold complexes in the oxidation states of + 1, + 2 and + 3 are discussed. Some of them also exhibit interesting photochemical properties. Such growth of attention has proven the potential application of gold complexes to serve as promising light-emitting molecular materials.
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Wing-Wah Yam, V., Chung-Chin Cheng, E. (2007). Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds: Gold. In: Balzani, V., Campagna, S. (eds) Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds II. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 281. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2007_127
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