This work presents the different coordination nature of the bidentate ligand towards gold and silver complexes. The reaction of 1 with AuClSMe2 in dichloromethane resulted in two gold atoms containing… Click to show full abstract
This work presents the different coordination nature of the bidentate ligand towards gold and silver complexes. The reaction of 1 with AuClSMe2 in dichloromethane resulted in two gold atoms containing six-membered ring PhC(NtBu)2Si-Au⋯Au-PPh2C6H4 (2). Compound 2 exhibits intramolecular aurophilic interaction (2.9987(7) Å), which is further supported by quantum chemical calculations. Moreover, the reduction of aluminium adduct 3 with AgSbF6 affords insertion of silver cation [{PhC(NtBu)2SiF2}-C6H4(PPh2)-Ag-(PPh2)C6H4{PhC(NtBu)2SiF2}]AlCl4- (4) between two phosphane. In compound 4 only two P(III) of two molecules of 1 coordinates to Ag(I), while two Si(II) remains uncoordinated and gives oxidative addition of Fluorine.
               
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