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Insertion of Ga(DDP) into the Au-Cl bond of (PPh3)AuCl: a first structurally characterized Au-Ga bond
Andreas Kempter1, Christian Gemel, Roland A Fischer
1Anorganische Chemie II, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
Abstract:
The reaction of (PPh(3))AuCl with the low valent gallium compound Ga(DDP) (DDP = 2-((2,6-diisopropylphenyl)amino-4-((2,6-diiso-propylphenyl)imino)-2-pentene) yields the insertion products [{Ga(DDP)}Au{Ga(DDP)Cl}] (1) and [(PPh(3))Au{Ga(DDP)Cl}] (2), the first examples of molecular compounds with Au-Ga bonds.
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