K. R. Flower-Angew Chem Int Ed 2006

This article was retracted on : November 20, 2006, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed 45,7489, 2006.
Retraction Reason:
Since publication of this Communication, it has come to the authors’ attention that the crystallographically determined structure of [NEt4][HgCl2][HgCl3] has been described previously (Acta Cryst. E 2002, 58, m534). The cell parameters and structural data are consistent with those of the compound that the authors reported as being [NEt4]-[AuCl2][AuCl3]. Clearly the structure of the mercury compound as an impurity in the reaction product has been determined. Thus, all the conclusions drawn from this data
are invalid, although several gold-containing products were derived from the reaction in high overall yields. Accordingly, the authors withdraw this Communication, apologize for these mistakes and that the readership of Angewandte Chemie has been misled by
the publication of this Communication. They would like to thank Prof. H. Schmidbaur for initially drawing their attention to this matter.
Originally Published:
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 6535-6537
Title:
[NEt4][AuCl2][AuCl3]: Solid-State Evidence of Essentially Y-Shaped Jahn–Teller-Distorted AuCl3
Authors:K. R. Flower,* R. G. Pritchard, A. T. McGown
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Manchester,UK
Abstract: