A linear gold(I) complex featuring a simple, unstrained alkyne has been synthesized using AuCl and 3-hexyne and characterized using X-ray crystallography. Density functional theory calculations show that sigma donation from alkyne --> Au dominates over the Au --> alkyne pi back-donation.
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