Synthesis of gold(III) complexes of 2-(diphenylthiophosphino)aniline

The gold(III) complex [Au(C6F5)2(SPNH2)]CIO4 (1) containing the S,N-donor ligand 2-(diphenylthiop hosphino)aniline (S=PNH2) can be easily prepared by treatment of S=PNH2 with [Au(C6F5)2(OEt2)2]CIO4 and deprotonated with PPN(acac) to afford [Au(C6F5)2(SPNH)] (2). Complex 2 can also be obtained in a one-step reaction from SPNH2 and [Au(C6F5)2(acac)]. The electronic density in excess in 2 can be employed to incorporate a new metallic fragment to...