Abstract
The gold complex i.e., [Au-2(C N)(2)P(Ph)(2)CH2P(Ph)(2)] has been successfully produced by three reactions, the reaction of polymeric gold cyanide [Au(CN)](n) with a suspension of bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm), in acetone in a 2:1, pure ammonia (NH3), [Au(C N)](n) and (Ph)(2)PCH2P(Ph)(2) in acetone in a 2:2:1 or that of [Au(C N)(NH3)(2)] with (Ph)(2)PCH2P(Ph)(2) in acetone in a 1:0.5 giving a white precipitate collected as Au-2(C N)(2)P(Ph)(2)CH2P(Ph)(2). The complex was characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy and found in agreement with the proposed formula C27H22N2P2Au2.