Crystal structure of a new ethylenic gold complex, [Ph3PAuC(CF3)]2

Abstract

Structure determination by X-ray diffraction shows that the compound (Ph3P)2Au2C2(CF3)2 is cis-1,2-bis(triphenylphosphinegold)-1,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)-ethylene, the first ethylenic compound in which both carbon atoms are σ-bonded to the metal atom of an organometallic ligand.