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Received 8 December 2010
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Key indicators
Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 173 K
Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.007 Å
R = 0.026
wR = 0.052
Data-to-parameter ratio = 20.1
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[[mu]-1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphanyl)-1,2-diethylhydrazine-[kappa]2P:P']bis[chloridogold(I)] tetrahydrofuran disolvate

Frederik H. Kriel,a* Manuel A. Fernandesb and Judy Coatesa

aProject AuTEK, Mintek, Private Bag X3015, Randburg 2125, South Africa, and bMolecular Science Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits, 2050 Johannesburg, South Africa
Correspondence e-mail: erikk@mintek.co.za

The title compound, [Au2Cl2(C28H30N2P2)]·2C4H8O, was synthesized from a bidentate phosphine ligand complexed to two linear gold(I) chloride moieties. The Au(I) atom is in an almost linear coordination with a P-Au-Cl angle of 179.22 (4)°. The complex molecules reside on a twofold rotation axis.

Related literature

For the structure of the parent ligand, see: Kriel et al. (2010a[Kriel, F. H., Fernandes, M. A. & Caddy, J. (2010a). Acta Cryst. E66, o1270.]). For the synthesis of the parent ligand and related structures utilizing alternative metals, see; Reddy et al. (1994[Reddy, V. S., Katti, K. V. & Barnes, C. L. (1994). Chem. Ber. 127, 355-1357.], 1995[Reddy, V. S., Katti, K. V. & Barnes, C. L. (1995). Inorg. Chem. 34, 5483-5488.]); Slawin et al. (2002[Slawin, A. M. Z., Wainwright, M. & Woollins, J. D. (2002). J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. pp. 513-519.]); Kriel et al. (2010b[Kriel, F. H., Fernandes, M. A. & Coates, J. (2010b). Acta Cryst. E66, m710.], 2011[Kriel, F. H., Fernandes, M. A. & Coates, J. (2011). Acta Cryst. E67, m42.]). For Au...Au interactions, see: Holleman & Wiberg (2001[Holleman, A. F. & Wiberg, E. (2001). Inorganic Chemistry p. 1248. San Diego: Academic Press. ]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data

  • [Au2Cl2(C28H30N2P2)]·2C4H8O

  • Mr = 1065.52

  • Orthorhombic, P c c n

  • a = 12.3275 (18) Å

  • b = 17.200 (3) Å

  • c = 18.173 (3) Å

  • V = 3853.4 (10) Å3

  • Z = 4

  • Mo K[alpha] radiation

  • [mu] = 7.86 mm-1

  • T = 173 K

  • 0.48 × 0.23 × 0.14 mm
Data collection

  • Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: integration (SADABS; Bruker, 1999[Bruker (1999). SAINT-Plus and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]) Tmin = 0.116, Tmax = 0.406

  • 23024 measured reflections

  • 4199 independent reflections

  • 3256 reflections with I > 2[sigma](I)

  • Rint = 0.045
Refinement

  • R[F2 > 2[sigma](F2)] = 0.026

  • wR(F2) = 0.052

  • S = 1.06

  • 4199 reflections

  • 209 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • [Delta][rho]max = 0.52 e Å-3

  • [Delta][rho]min = -1.22 e Å-3

Data collection: SMART-NT (Bruker, 1998[Bruker (1998). SMART-NT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1999[Bruker (1999). SAINT-Plus and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997[Farrugia, L. J. (1997). J. Appl. Cryst. 30, 565.]) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008)[Macrae, C. F., Bruno, I. J., Chisholm, J. A., Edgington, P. R., McCabe, P., Pidcock, E., Rodriguez-Monge, L., Taylor, R., van de Streek, J. & Wood, P. A. (2008). J. Appl. Cryst. 41, 466-470.]; 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: PB2050 ).

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Project AuTEK (Mintek and Harmony) and the University of the Witwatersrand for financial support.

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Acta Cryst (2011). E67, m155  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811000109 ]

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