title: A Sixteen-Membered Au8P8Macrocycle Based on Gold(I) and Diphospha(III)guanidine.
abstract: The reaction of cyclo-P4Mes4C(NCy) (1) with two equivalents of [AuCl(tht)] (tht=tetrahydrothiophene) resulted in the formation of unusual sixteen-membered Au-P macrocycle 2. This macrocycle contains diphospha(III)guanidinate as a coordinating ligand, which is formed by P-P bond cleavage of 1. Macrocycle 2 was characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Anup K
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7250-5783
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Menyhárt B
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4222-0717
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Sárosi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Toni
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9162-6487
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grell
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1335-0897
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lönnecke
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Evamarie
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4267-0603
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hey-Hawkins
keywords: P ligands; diphospha(III)guanidine; gold; macrocycles; phosphorus