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metal-organic compounds
The central Au atom in the title compound, [Au(C6H12N3P)2]Cl, lies on an inversion center and the twofold coordination is necessarily linear with Au—P 2.261 (5) Å. The Cl− ion is in a general position with 0.5 occupancy, the shortest AuCl distance is 3.224 (4) Å.