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Synthesis and structural characterization of the tetrahedral cluster [Au4(PPh3)4(μ2-SnCl3)2]

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The reaction of [Sn{O-4-NO2−C6H3O}{OC4H8}]n with AuPPh3Cl has resulted in the isolation of the cluster [Au4(PPh3)4(μ2-SnCl3)2] in low yield. A single crystal X-ray diffraction study has shown that [Au4(PPh3)4(μ2-SnCl3)2] has a crystallographically imposed two fold axis of symmetry passing through the molecule. [Au4(PPh3)4(μ2-SnCl3)2] has a tetrahedral arrangement of gold atoms with Au−Au distances in the range 2.6341(5) to 2.8128(5) Å and has two opposite edges bridged by SnCl3 groups with Au−Sn distances of 2.8150(7) and 2.9725(8) Å. [Au4(PPh3)4(μ2-SnCl3)2] is the first known example of a compound containing a μ2-SnX3 fragment.

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    D. Michael P. Mingos, Harry R. Powell & Tonie L. Stolberg

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Mingos, D.M.P., Powell, H.R. & Stolberg, T.L. Synthesis and structural characterization of the tetrahedral cluster [Au4(PPh3)4(μ2-SnCl3)2]. Transition Met. Chem. 17, 334–337 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02910903

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