The first example of a direct formal gold(I)–gold(III) bond. Synthesis and structure of [{Au(CH2)2PPh2}2Au(C6F5)3]
Abstract
The reaction of [Au(CH2)2PPh2]2 with Au(C6F5)3·OEt2 affords the trinuclear gold complex [{Au(CH2)2PPh2}2Au(C6F5)3]; the AuI–AuIII bond length is 2.572(1)Å.