Is regular tetrahedral geometry possible in gold(I)–phosphine complexes? X-Ray crystal structures of three modifications of (PPh₃)₄Au⁺BPh₄^–

1 January 1980

journal article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 21,p. 1031-1033
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39800001031

Abstract

X-Ray crystal structures of three modifications of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)gold(I) tetraphenylborate have been determined, one at –150 °C; none shows the expected simple tetrahedral geometry.

Keywords

STRUCTURES
GOLD
TETRAHEDRAL GEOMETRY
TETRAKIS
TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE
TETRAPHENYLBORATE

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Is regular tetrahedral geometry possible in gold(I)–phosphine complexes? X-Ray crystal structures of three modifications of (PPh₃)₄Au⁺BPh₄^–