HYPERCOORDINATED GOLD(I) COMPOUNDS .3. SIMULATION OF INTRAMOLECULAR AUROPHILIC AU-AU INTERACTIONS IN BINUCLEAR ORGANOGOLD COMPOUNDS

Cyclic organogold Au(o-C6H4)CH2(C6H4-o)Au(mu-PPh(2)CH(2)CH(2)PPh(2)) c omplex, containing an Au...Au bond, was prepared by reaction of Ph(3)P Au(o-C6H4)CH2(C6H4-o)AuPPh(3) with dppe. The length of the carbon brid ge of the diphosphine ligand, optimal for formation of the Au...Au bon d, was preliminarily determined using molecular simulation. The struct ure of the complex obtained was determined by X-ray diffraction analys is and by MS, ill NMR, and P-31 NMR.