The molecule of e-P][tris-(diphenylthiophosphinoyl)methanido-S,S'] gol
d(I) consists of an n-butyldiphenylphosphine ligand coordinated to the
Au-I center with a normal Au-P distance [2.275 (4) Angstrom], and a t
ris(diphenylthiophosphinoyl)methanide ligand coordinated to the Au-I c
enter through two of the S atoms with two strikingly different Au-S di
stances [2.326 (4) and 2.894 (4) Angstrom]. The Au-I center has T-shap
ed coordination geometry.