Gilding primary amines: formation of organotris(triphenyl-phosphineaurio)ammonium tetrafluoroborates [(AuPPh3)3NR]+BF4–; crystal structures where R = Butor C6H11
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- No. S,p. 783-787
- https://doi.org/10.1039/dt9910000783
Abstract
Tris(triphenylphosphineaurio)oxonium tetrafluoroborate was found to be a powerful aurating reagent for primary amines RNH2(R = Me, Et, Prn, Pri, But, cyclohexyl, CH2Ph or Ph). Stable, colourless organotris(triphenylphosphineaurio)ammonium tetrafluoroborates are formed in high yields. The products have been characterized by analytical and spectroscopic data, including 197Au Mössbauer spectroscopy for [(AuPPh3)3NBut]+BF4 – and single-crystal X-ray analysis of this compound and that where R = cyclohexyl. The ammonium nitrogen atoms have been located at the centre of a distorted tetrahedron in both cases, with Au–N–Au angles smaller than the tetrahedral value and Au ⋯ Au contacts near 3.0 Å indicating attractive forces between the gold atoms (‘aurophilicity’).Keywords
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