STRUCTURE OF CHLORO(DICYCLOHEXYLPHENYLPHOSPHINE)GOLD(I)

[AuCl{P(C6H5)(C6H11)2}], M(r) = 506.8, orthorhombic, P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 8.476 (5), b = 13.747 (2), c = 15.951 (3) angstrom, V = 1858.8 (3) angstrom 3, Z = 4, D(x) = 1.81 g cm-3, lambda(Mo K-alpha) = 0.71073 angstrom, mu = 81.24 cm-1, F(000) = 984, T = 296 K, final R = 0.031 for 1860 unique observed reflections. The complex Cy2PhPAuCl adopts the two-coordinate linear geometry typical of Au(I) complexes. The P-Au-Cl angle is 178.3 (1)degrees while Au-P and Au-Cl distances are 2.234 (2) and 2.281 (3) angstrom, respectively. The geometry of the P atom is tetrahedral with an average Au-P-C angle of 112.1 (3)degrees and an average P-C distance of 1.827 (8) angstrom.