Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m479-m480  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809011994 ]

2,9-Dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium tetrachloridoaurate(III)

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

Abstract: Both the cation and anion of the title compound, (C₂₆H₂₁N₂)[AuCl₄], are disposed about a plane of mirror symmetry. The 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthrolinium ring is oriented at a dihedral angle of 44.2 (1)° with respect to the planar phenyl ring systems. The Au^III atom has a square-planar environment defined by four Cl atoms. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H and Au ring-metal (3.551 Å) interactions. In the crystal structure, the molecules stack along the c axis via N-HN hydrogen-bond interactions.

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