Reactions of pentafluorophenyl(ylide)-silver(I) or -gold(I) complexes with chlorobis(pentafluorophenyl)thallium(III)

Abstract

Chlorobis(pentafluorophenyl)thallium(III) reacts with silver–ylide complexes [Ag(C₆F₅)(CH₂ER₃)](ER₃= PPh₃, PPh₂Me, PPhMe₂, or AsPh₃) to give AgCl and [Tl(C₆F₅)₃(CH₂ER₃)], whereas the reactions with gold–ylide complexes, [Au(C₆F₅)(CH₂PR₃)], lead to gold(III) complexes of the types trans-[Au(C₆F₅)₂Cl(CH₂PR₃)] and [Au(CH₂PR₃)₂][Au(C₆F₅)₄] which have been isolated and characterized.