Abstract
Structural information on 11 gold(I) thiolates and 12 phosphine-coordinated gold(I) thiolates has been collected by using 197Au Mössbauer spectroscopy. The compounds studied include the injectable antiarthritic drugs gold sodium thiomalate (1), gold thioglucose (6), gold sodium thiosulfate (11), and the orally effective (phosphine)gold(I) thiolate auranofin (15). Isomer shifts and quadrupole coupling constants indicate that gold atoms in the 1:1 thiolates are sulfur bonded and two-coordinate. These compounds are polymeric in the solid state. This information complements previous solution studies. The Mossbauer spectra of the (phosphine)gold complexes are characteristic and consistent with a monomeric linear SAuP linkage. The spectral parameters (IS, QS) of the phosphine complexes are approximately 2 mm s-1 larger than those of the comparable thiolates. The structural and biological significance of these data is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2936-2942 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1983 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry