Preparation and properties of gold complexes with TTF dithiolato ligands

Several gold(III) complexes with TTF dithiolato ligands have been prepared as the tetrahexylammonium salts. The cyclic voltammograms in DMF showed two or three pairs of redox waves. X-Ray structure analysis of Ph4P . Au(eodt) (2)(DMF)(2) reveals that the Au(eodt)(2) anion takes a significantly folded chair conformation. Charge-transfer salts of Au(dt)(2) derivatives with TC NQ showed high conductivity (sigma(rt) = 10(0)-10(1) S cm(-1) on a compress ed pellet).