Qu Zhenping, Giurgiu Liviu, Roduner Emil
Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Jun 21(23):2507-9. doi: 10.1039/b601900e. Epub 2006 May 9.
Herein we communicate the first time observation of an Au(II) complex stabilized in a zeolite Y supercage, as evidenced by electron spin resonance (ESR); confinement in the zeolite pores obviously stabilizes this unusual oxidation state and prevents it from undergoing disproportionation.