A step forward in gold-silver metallophilicity. An AuAg4 moiety with a square pyramidal arrangement

Dalton Trans. 2005 Apr 7:(7):1162-4. doi: 10.1039/b502701m. Epub 2005 Mar 7.

Abstract

By reaction of the Lewis base NBu4[Au(3,5-C6F3Cl2)2] and AgCF3COO in the presence of NBu4CF3COO the heterometallic compound (NBu4)2[Au(3,5-C6F3Cl22Ag4(CF3COO)5] (2) is obtained. The structure displays an unprecendented square pyramidal AuAg4 arrangement built up through four AuAg closed-shell interactions and two Au-C-Ag 3c-2e- bridges.