SYNTHESIS OF ORGANOGOLD(1+) COMPOUNDS BY DIRECT AURATION

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)80137-0

Organogold(1+) compounds have been synthesized by direct auration of cyclopentadiene, cyanoacetic ester and malonitrile with (Ph3PAu)3O⁺BF4^-.An X-ray structural study (λ Mo, 5062 reflections, R = 0.039) of bis(triphenylphosphinegold)malonitrile has been carried out (monoclinic, a = 12.055(6), b = 14.086(5), c = 20.466(12) Angstroem, β = 90.32(4) deg, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4).The Au-Au bond length is 2.912(1) Angstroem.