Abstract
The gold salt [(tht)AuCl] was reacted with [1-N,N-dimethylaminométhyl-2-diphenylphosphino]ferrocene (1) forming the bimetallic derivative 4. The reaction of methyl iodide
and tetramethylammonium bromide on the chloride 4 produced the ammonium salt 5 and the
bromide 6 respectively. New aminophosphines 2 and 3, which represent two of the rare
phosphorylated metallocenes containing P(III)-N bond have also been coordinated to gold(I) to
form 7 and 8. The presence of the ethoxy group in 7 provides evidence for the lability of one
nitrogen-phosphorus bond. The X-ray structure of compounds 4 and 7 have been established.
Both crystallize in space group