Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1189-m1190  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808025646 ]

Dichlorido(4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine-²N,N')gold(III) tetrachloridoaurate(III) acetonitrile solvate

S. Ö. Yildirim, M. Akkurt, N. Safari, V. Amani, V. McKee, A. Abedi and H. R. Khavasi

Abstract: In the title compound, [AuCl₂(C₉H₁₂N)₂][AuCl₄]·C₂H₃N, there is a mirror plane passing through Au and the central C-C bond of the bipyridyl ligand in the cation, and through Au and two Cl atoms of the anion. A cis-AuCl₂N₂ square-planar geometry for the cation and a square-planar AuCl₄ geometry for the anion result. The two C atoms and the N atom of the acetonitrile molecule all have m site symmetries. In the crystal structure, weak C-HCl interactions may help to establish the packing.

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