Bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl isocyanide-κC)gold(I) tetrafluoridoborate

In the title compound, [Au(C9H9N)2]BF4, the AuI cation adopts an almost linear AuC2 geometry. The cation is bowed due to crystal packing effects, and the dihedral angle between the xylyl rings is 52.3 (7)°.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clifford P. Kubiak, Arnold L. Rheingold, Antonio G. DiPasquale, Timi P. Singa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2008-10-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536808027116