Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m30-m32  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680403137X ]

Aurophilic and hydrogen-bonding interactions in [1-(diphenylphosphino)-4-(diphenylphosphinoyl)butane-P¹]iodogold(I) monohydrate

M. L. Williams, D. L. Slade, S. E. Boyd and P. C. Healy

Abstract: In the title compound, [AuI(C₂₈H₂₈OP₂)]·H₂O, the 1-(diphenylphosphino)-4-(diphenylphosphinoyl)butane (dppbO) ligand coordinates through the phosphorus donor to give a linear two-coordinate P-Au-I gold(I) complex. Pairs of [AuI(dppbO)] molecules are linked by symmetric tris-water hydrogen-bond interactions. These dimers associate in zigzag fashion through intermolecular AuAu interactions between mutually perpendicular P-Au-I groups.

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