Novel metallamacrocyclic gold(I) thiolate cluster complex: structure and luminescence of [Au9((mu)-dppm)4((mu)-p-tc)6](PF6)3

The structure of a novel metallamacrocyclic phosphine gold(I) thiolate cluster, [Au9((mu)-dppm)4((mu)-p-tc)6](PF6)3, where dppm = bis (diphenylphosphine)methane and p-tc =p-thiocresolate, is reported and shows Au...Au attractions of 3.0 (ANGSTROM) and gold(I) atoms linked to thiolate and phosphine ligands in distorted trigonal and nearly linear geometries.