TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and Structure of a Cyclic Complex of Digold Sulfide Au2S and of Related Compounds
AU - Hofreiter, Stefan
AU - Paul, Martin
AU - Schmidbaur, Hubert
PY - 1995/9
Y1 - 1995/9
N2 - 1,4‐Bis(diphenylphosphanylmethyl)benzene (1) was converted into its bis[chlorogold(I)] complex [1 · (AuCl)2] upon treatment with two equivalents of chloro(dimethyl sulfide)‐gold(I). The reaction of 1 · (AuCl)2 with one equivalent of silver tetrafluoroborate afforded a cyclic di[gold(I)]chloronium tetrafluoroborate [1 · Au2Cl+ BF‐4]. Substitution of chloride in 1 · (AuCl)2 by sodium methanethiolate in wet chloroform, gave the bis[methylthiogold(I)] complex 1 · (AuSMe)2], while with sodium sulfide a cyclic complex 1 · Au2S was obtained. Reaction of 1 · (AuCl)2 with two equivalents of AgBF4 followed by treatment with diphenyldisulfide or sodium methanethiolate yielded the cyclic methyl/phenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborates 1 · Au2SPh+ BF‐4 and 1 · Au2SMe+BF‐4, respectively. All compounds were identified on the basis of their analytical and spectroscopic data. The crystal structures of 1 · (AuCl)2, 1 · (AuSMe)2, and 1 · Au2S have been determined. The Au2S complex has a cyclic structure with a narrow Au‐S‐Au angle of 86.7(1)° indicating a significant intraannular Au…Au interaction.
AB - 1,4‐Bis(diphenylphosphanylmethyl)benzene (1) was converted into its bis[chlorogold(I)] complex [1 · (AuCl)2] upon treatment with two equivalents of chloro(dimethyl sulfide)‐gold(I). The reaction of 1 · (AuCl)2 with one equivalent of silver tetrafluoroborate afforded a cyclic di[gold(I)]chloronium tetrafluoroborate [1 · Au2Cl+ BF‐4]. Substitution of chloride in 1 · (AuCl)2 by sodium methanethiolate in wet chloroform, gave the bis[methylthiogold(I)] complex 1 · (AuSMe)2], while with sodium sulfide a cyclic complex 1 · Au2S was obtained. Reaction of 1 · (AuCl)2 with two equivalents of AgBF4 followed by treatment with diphenyldisulfide or sodium methanethiolate yielded the cyclic methyl/phenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborates 1 · Au2SPh+ BF‐4 and 1 · Au2SMe+BF‐4, respectively. All compounds were identified on the basis of their analytical and spectroscopic data. The crystal structures of 1 · (AuCl)2, 1 · (AuSMe)2, and 1 · Au2S have been determined. The Au2S complex has a cyclic structure with a narrow Au‐S‐Au angle of 86.7(1)° indicating a significant intraannular Au…Au interaction.
KW - (Phosphane)gold(I) complexes
KW - Digoldchloronium salt
KW - Digoldsulfonium salts
KW - Gold sulfide complexes
KW - Gold thiolates
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U2 - 10.1002/cber.19951280908
DO - 10.1002/cber.19951280908
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001546775
SN - 0009-2940
VL - 128
SP - 901
EP - 905
JO - Chemische Berichte
JF - Chemische Berichte
IS - 9
ER -