E. Szlyk et al., STUDIES OF AU(I) COMPLEXES WITH TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE AND PERFLUORINATEDCARBOXYLATES, Polish Journal of Chemistry, 69(8), 1995, pp. 1103-1108
A series of new gold(I) complexes with triphenylphosphine and perfluor
inated carboxylic acids were synthesized and their thermal and spectro
scopic (IR, C-13, F-19, P-31 NMR) properties studied Au(I) appears to
be two coordinated by triphenylphosphine and unidentately bonded carbo
xylates. Thermal decomposition proceeds in several steps and leads to
metallic gold.