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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, [Au2(C26H30B9P2)(C6F5)(C18H15P)].CH2Cl2, has a dinuclear structure with the diphosphinocarbaborane moiety bridging the two Au atoms. There is a short intramolecular AuAu contact of 2.9885 (8) Å. The linear coordination at the AuI atoms is highly distorted: P—Au—C 166.6 (2)°, P—Au—P 164.69 (7)°. The open B3C2 face contains one bridging (B-H-B) H atom.