The title compound, [Au(CF3){P(C6H5)(3)}], is the first crystallograph
ically characterized mononuclear gold(I) complex with an Au-CF3 bond.
The Au coordination is nearly linear with P-Au-C 178.56(11)degrees, Au
-P 2.2859 (9) and Au-C 2.045 (4) Angstrom.