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Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 100 K
Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.008 Å
R = 0.027
wR = 0.058
Data-to-parameter ratio = 16.7
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[[mu]2-Bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane][[mu]3-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methyl]trichloridotetragold(I) tetrahydrofuran disolvate

Huan-Huan Wang,a Qian Gao,a Yue Cui,a Lin Wanga and Ya-Bo Xiea*

aCollege of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
Correspondence e-mail: xieyabo@bjut.edu.cn

The title tetranuclear complex, [Au4(C25H21P2)Cl3(C25H22P2)]·2C4H8O, features two non-equivalent Ph2PCPPh2 fragments, one of which represents the `complete' molecule (with two H atoms at the central C atom); each of the two P atoms of this molecule is coordinated by an Au atom [Au-P = 2.2256 (13) and 2.2710 (13) Å], and these two Au atoms form an Au-Au bond [3.2945 (3) Å], thus closing the five-membered Au2P2C ring. The first of these Au atoms has a terminal chlorido ligand [Au-Cl = 2.2806 (12) Å], whereas the second Au atom forms a covalent bond with the central C atom of the bis(diphenylphosphino)methyl group [Au-C = 2.114 (5) Å]; the latter group in turn coordinates with its P atoms the gold atoms of the Cl-Au-Au-Cl group [Au-P = 2.2356 (13) and 2.2338 (13), Au-Au = 3.3177 (3), Au-Cl = 2.3091 (12) and 2.2950 (13) Å], thus closing the second Au2P2C ring. The two such rings have different chemical functions, but both exhibit envelope conformations. However, the first (with different substituents at the Au atoms) is non-symmetrical with one of the P atoms in the flap position of the envelope; the other one has a conformation with mirror symmetry, and the gold-substituted C atom is displaced by 0.740 (5) Å from the almost exactly planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0038 Å) Au2P2 group.

Related literature

For the structures of related gold complexes with bis(diphenylphosphino)methane ligands, see: Bruce et al. (2006[Bruce, M. I., Jevric, M., Skelton, B. W., Smith, M. E., White, A. H. & Zaitseva, N. N. (2006). J. Organomet. Chem. 691, 361-370.]); Feng et al. (1997[Feng, D. F., Tang, S. S., Liu, C. W., Lin, I. J. B., Wen, Y. S. & Liu, L. K. (1997). Organometallics, 16, 901-909.]); Sevillano et al. (2007[Sevillano, P., Fuhr, O., Hampe, O., Lebedkin, S., Matern, E., Fenske, D. & Kappes, M. M. (2007). Inorg.Chem. 46, 7294-7298.]).

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Experimental

Crystal data

  • [Au4(C25H21P2)Cl3(C25H22P2)]·2C4H8O

  • Mr = 1806.15

  • Monoclinic, P 21 /n

  • a = 14.9822 (6) Å

  • b = 14.6274 (6) Å

  • c = 27.1356 (10) Å

  • [beta] = 104.981 (1)°

  • V = 5744.7 (4) Å3

  • Z = 4

  • Mo K[alpha] radiation

  • [mu] = 10.47 mm-1

  • T = 100 K

  • 0.22 × 0.20 × 0.18 mm
Data collection

  • Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 1998[Bruker (1998). SMART, SAINT and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]) Tmin = 0.115, Tmax = 0.152

  • 31460 measured reflections

  • 10683 independent reflections

  • 9041 reflections with I > 2[sigma](I)

  • Rint = 0.034
Refinement

  • R[F2 > 2[sigma](F2)] = 0.027

  • wR(F2) = 0.058

  • S = 0.99

  • 10683 reflections

  • 640 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • [Delta][rho]max = 1.32 e Å-3

  • [Delta][rho]min = -0.61 e Å-3

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998[Bruker (1998). SMART, SAINT and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1998[Bruker (1998). SMART, SAINT and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT; 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.

Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: YA2134 ).

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Eighth Technology Fund for Postgraduates of Beijing University of Technology (ykj-2010-3399), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21075114), the Science and Technology Development Project of Beijing Education Committee (KM200910005025) and the Special Environmental Protection Fund for Public Welfare Projects (201009015).

References

Bruce, M. I., Jevric, M., Skelton, B. W., Smith, M. E., White, A. H. & Zaitseva, N. N. (2006). J. Organomet. Chem. 691, 361-370.  [CrossRef] [ChemPort]
Bruker (1998). SMART, SAINT and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Feng, D. F., Tang, S. S., Liu, C. W., Lin, I. J. B., Wen, Y. S. & Liu, L. K. (1997). Organometallics, 16, 901-909.  [CrossRef] [ChemPort]
Sevillano, P., Fuhr, O., Hampe, O., Lebedkin, S., Matern, E., Fenske, D. & Kappes, M. M. (2007). Inorg.Chem. 46, 7294-7298.  [ChemPort]
Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.  [CrossRef] [details]

Acta Cryst (2011). E67, m150-m151   [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810054115 ]

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