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September 2008  

Received 5 August 2008
Accepted 7 August 2008
Online 13 August 2008


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Key indicators
Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 120 K
Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.012 Å
R = 0.069
wR = 0.174
Data-to-parameter ratio = 22.3
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Dichlorido(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline-[kappa]2N,N')gold(III) tetrachloridoaurate(III)

Roya Ahmadi,a Vahid Amania* and Hamid Reza Khavasib

aIslamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran 1983963113, Iran
Correspondence e-mail: v_amani2002@yahoo.com

In the cation of the title compound, [AuCl2(C24H16N2)][AuCl4], the AuIII atom is four-coordinated in a distorted square-planar configuration by two N atoms from a 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two terminal Cl atoms. In the anion, the AuIII atom has a square-planar coordination. In the crystal structure, intra- and intermolecular C-H...Cl hydrogen bonds are found.

Related literature

For related literature, see: Hojjat Kashani et al. (2008[Hojjat Kashani, L., Yousefi, M., Amani, V. & Khavasi, H. R. (2008). Acta Cryst. E64, m840-m841.]); Mclnnes et al. (1995[McInnes, E. J. L., Welch, A. J. & Yellowlees, L. J. (1995). Acta Cryst. C51, 2023-2025.]); Bjernemose et al. (2004[Bjernemose, J. K., Raithby, P. R. & Toftlund, H. (2004). Acta Cryst. E60, m1719-m1721.]); Hayoun et al. (2006[Hayoun, R., Zhong, D. K., Rheingold, A. L. & Doerrer, L. H. (2006). Inorg. Chem. 45, 6120-6122.]); Abbate et al. (2000[Abbate, F., Orioli, P., Bruni, B., Marcon, G. & Messori, L. (2000). Inorg. Chim. Acta, 311, 1-5.]); Adams & Strahle (1982[Adams, H. N. & Strahle, J. (1982). Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 485, 65-80.]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data

  • [AuCl2(C24H16N2)][AuCl4]

  • Mr = 939.03

  • Monoclinic, C 2/c

  • a = 26.2625 (16) Å

  • b = 13.7608 (6) Å

  • c = 14.4292 (9) Å

  • [beta] = 101.207 (5)°

  • V = 5115.2 (5) Å3

  • Z = 8

  • Mo K[alpha] radiation

  • [mu] = 12.10 mm-1

  • T = 120 (2) K

  • 0.43 × 0.35 × 0.30 mm
Data collection

  • Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: numerical (X-SHAPE and X-RED; Stoe & Cie, 2005[Stoe & Cie (2005). X-RED and X-SHAPE. Stoe & Cie, Darmstadt, Germany]) Tmin = 0.580, Tmax = 0.640

  • 18667 measured reflections

  • 6864 independent reflections

  • 6404 reflections with I > 2[sigma](I)

  • Rint = 0.090
Refinement

  • R[F2 > 2[sigma](F2)] = 0.068

  • wR(F2) = 0.173

  • S = 1.16

  • 6864 reflections

  • 308 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • [Delta][rho]max = 1.07 e Å-3

  • [Delta][rho]min = -1.02 e Å-3

Table 1
Selected geometric parameters (Å, °)

Au1-N2 2.032 (6)
Au1-N1 2.039 (7)
Au1-Cl2 2.2546 (19)
Au1-Cl1 2.257 (2)
Au2-Cl4 2.281 (2)
Au2-Cl5 2.281 (2)
Au2-Cl6 2.284 (2)
Au2-Cl3 2.285 (2)
N2-Au1-N1 81.1 (3)
N2-Au1-Cl2 175.42 (19)
N1-Au1-Cl2 94.3 (2)
N2-Au1-Cl1 94.92 (19)
N1-Au1-Cl1 175.95 (19)
Cl2-Au1-Cl1 89.62 (8)
Cl4-Au2-Cl5 90.26 (10)
Cl4-Au2-Cl6 178.77 (8)
Cl5-Au2-Cl6 89.67 (9)
Cl4-Au2-Cl3 89.96 (10)
Cl5-Au2-Cl3 178.75 (7)
Cl6-Au2-Cl3 90.14 (9)

Table 2
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D-H...A D-H H...A D...A D-H...A
C1-H1...Cl2 0.93 2.68 3.244 (9) 120
C1-H1...Cl6i 0.93 2.79 3.668 (8) 159
C18-H18...Cl2ii 0.93 2.79 3.653 (8) 155
C22-H22...Cl1 0.93 2.66 3.239 (8) 121
C22-H22...Cl4iii 0.93 2.76 3.555 (9) 143
Symmetry codes: (i) -x, -y+1, -z+1; (ii) [x+{\script{1\over 2}}, y+{\script{1\over 2}}, z]; (iii) [-x+{\script{1\over 2}}, -y+{\script{1\over 2}}, -z+1].

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998[Bruker (1998). SMART and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SMART; data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1998[Bruker (1998). SMART and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997[Farrugia, L. J. (1997). J. Appl. Cryst. 30, 565.]); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999[Farrugia, L. J. (1999). J. Appl. Cryst. 32, 837-838.]).

Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: HK2509 ).

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Rey Branch, for financial support.

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Acta Cryst (2008). E64, m1156-m1157   [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808025476 ]

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