Crystal structure of bis[μ-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane-κ2P:P′]digold(I) dichloride acetone monosolvate monohydrate

• Main Authors: Yeo, C.I., Tan, Y.S., Tiekink, E.R.T.
• Format: Article
• Published: International Union of Crystallography 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19376/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015013341

In the title complex salt, [Au2{(C6H5)2PCH2P(C6H5)2}]Cl2·(CH3)2C=O·H2O, the dication forms an eight-membered {-PCPAu}2ring with a transannular aurophilic interaction [Au···Au = 2.9743 (2) Å]. The ring approximates a flattened boat conformation, with the two methylene C atoms lying ca 0.58-0.59 Å abo...