title: Heteropolynuclear phosphide complexes: phosphorus as unique atom bridging coinage metal centres.
abstract: In this paper we describe the synthesis and reactivity of the diphenylphosphine derivatives [Au(C6F5)(PPh2H)] and trans-[Au(C6F5)2(PPh2H)2]ClO4. Reactions of the latter or the neutral [Au(C6F5)3(PPh2H)] with the appropriate Group 11 metal reagents (M = Au, Ag, Cu) in the presence of acetylacetonate afford a series of novel Au(III)-M phosphido-bridged complexes, which have been scarcely represented to date. The crystal structure of the tetranuclear [(Au(C6F5)2(mu-PPh2)2Ag)2] and the dinuclear [Au(C6F5)3(mu-PPh2)M(PPh3)] (M = Au,Ag) complexes were established by X-ray diffraction methods. The synthesis and deprotonating activity of the anionic gold(III) complex PPN[Au(C6F5)3(acac)] (PNN = [N(PPh3)2]+) was studied.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, Spain. alaguna@posta.unizar.es
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: López-de-Luzuriaga
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Olmos
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authors.lastname: Crespo
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authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gimeno
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laguna
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authors.lastname: Jones