thiodiglycol in ethanol; acetone (N2), HAuCl4*3H2O in EtOH cooled to 0°C, treated with thiodiglycol in EtOH, color vanished, PPhMe2 in acetone was added, stirred for 1h; concd. slowly;

in neat (no solvent) Au complex reacted with equimolar amounts of ligand;

in tetrahydrofuran; dichloromethane byproducts: HSiMe2Cl; To a soln. of PhMe2PAuMe in CH2Cl2 or THF was added HSiMeCl2 and stirred some h at room temp., filtered (Au) and the volatile was removed in high vac.; washing with ether, crystn. with petroleum ether, washing with petroleum ether, drying in high vac.;

in tetrahydrofuran; dichloromethane byproducts: HSiPh2Me; To a soln. of PhMe2PAuMe in CH2Cl2 or THF was added HSiPh2Cl and stirred some h at room temp., filtered (Au) and the volatile was removed in high vac.; washing with ether, crystn. with petroleum ether, washing with petroleum ether, drying in high vac.;

in not given

in not given X-ray diffraction;