title: Accessing the coordination chemistry of phosphorus(I) zwitterions.
abstract: Go for the gold! Incorporating a borate anion into the backbone of a triphosphenium cation produces a unique zwitterionic phosphanide that can coordinate to one or two {AuCl} fragments depending on the steric bulk of the ligand (see picture; Au yellow, P purple, Cl green). Computational investigations show that in this μ-type ligand, the phosphorus atom behaves only as a σ,π donor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Dube
authors.forename: Charles L B
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ragogna