Patent ID: 6365746
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: C07F

Abstract:
An organomercapto Au(I) complex having the formula[(Mâ€”SOL)nâ€”Aâ€”Sâ€”Auâ€”Sâ€”Aâ€”(SOLâ€”M)n]M whereinM is an alkali metal or ammonium cation; SOL is a sulfato, sulfonato, sulfinato, phosphate, or carboxy group; A is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aromatic group have from 6 to 20 carbon atoms or a 3 to 15-membered heterocyclic ring with at least one atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, selenium or tellurium; and n is 1 to 4; and wherein the compound is symmetrical.