title: White phosphorus as a ligand for the coinage metals.
abstract: Reaction of equimolar quantities of MX (M = Au, Cu, X = Cl; M = Ag, X = OTf) and GaCl(3) in CH(2)Cl(2) with P(4) leads to phosphorus ligating a cationic coinage metal centre. For Cu and Ag, ion-contacted coordination polymers are formed; for Au, an ion-separated complex is observed that features the [Au(η(2)-P(4))(2)](+) cation, which is the first homoleptic Au-P(4) complex to be characterised in the condensed phase.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Forfar
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mansell
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Rajashekharayya A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sanguramath
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Slattery