Sodium tetraphenylborate as a phenylating agent for gold(I) complexes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(95)05589-H

Phenylgold(I) has been prepared from tris<gold(I)>oxonium tetrafluoroborate and sodium tetraphenylborate in ethanol at ambient temperature.The compound is aslo available from chlorogold(I) and phenyllthium in tetrahydrofuran. 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl>benzene has been generated from the chloro complex 1,4-<(ClAu)Ph2PCH2>2C6H4 either with silver oxide and sodium tetraphenylborate or with phenyllithium.The compounds have been identified by their analytical and spectroscopic data, and their structures have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies.Keywords: Phenylgold(I) Complexes; Tetraphenylborates as phenylating agents; Phenylation