Hypercoordinated compounds of gold(I) 1. Synthesis and properties of mon- and binuclear organogold(I) derivatives of diphenyl ether

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00699848

Mono- and binuclear gold(I) derivatives of ortho-substituted diphenyl ether, C6H5OC6H4AuPPh3 and O(C6H4)2(AuPPh3)2, were prepared by the reaction of the 2,2'-dilithium derivative of diphenyl ether with ClAuPPh3.X-Ray structural study has shown that these compounds contain secondary intramolecular bonds between the gold and oxygen atoms.The interaction of C6H5OC6H4AuPPh3 with (AuPPh3)BF4 affords the BF4 cationic complex.The latter react with PPh3 to give the starting C6H5OC6H4AuPPh3 complex. - Key words: synthesis. diphenyl ether, hypercoordinated organogold(I) compounds, secondary bonds, X-ray diffractional analysis.