Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.44, No.2, 163-165, 2005
Insertion of Ga(DDP) into the Au-Cl bond of (PPh3)AuCl: A first structurally characterized Au-Ga bond
The reaction of (PPh3)AuCl with the low valent gallium compound Ga(DDP) (DDP = 2-((2,6-diisopropylphenyl) amino-4-((2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino)-2-pentene) yields the insertion products [{Ga(DDP){Au{Ga(DDP)Cl}] (1) and [(PPh3)Au{Ga(DDP)Cl}] (2), the first examples of molecular compounds with Au-Ga bonds.