POLYGOLD(1-ADAMANTYL)AMMONIUM SALTS

The reaction of 1-adamantylamine with tris(triphenylphosphaneaurio)oxo nium tetrafluoroborate results in the formation of the trinuclear adam antyltris(triphenylphosphaneaurio)ammonium tetrafluoroborate {C10H15N[ Au(PPh(3))](3)}(BF4-)-B-+. The product can be further aurated by addit ion of equimolar amounts of triphenylphosphanegold(I) tetrafluoroborat e to give the tetranuclear complex {C10H15N[Au(PPh(3))](4)}(2+){BF4-}( 2). Both compounds have been fully characterized by analytical and spe ctroscopic data, and in the case of the trinuclear complex by a single crystal X-ray structure determination.