“…The reaction of [ PPh,( CH,Ph)] [AuCI,] in refluxing acetone with [ Hg{C,H,( N0,),-2,4,6},] (1 : 0.55) and excess of NMe,CI affords NMeJHgCI,] and [PPh,(CH,Ph)] [Au{C,H,( NO,),- 2,4,6}Cl] (1 ). Complex (1) reacts with excess of both NaCI0,-H,O and tetrahydrothiophene (tht) at room temperature to give [Au{C,H,( N02),-2,4,6}(tht)] ( 2) which reacts with SbPh, (1 : 2) or with excess of 2,9-dimethyl-1 ,I O-phenanthroline (dmphen) to give [Au(SbPh,),] [Au{C,H,( NO,),- 2,4,6},] (3) or [Au{C,H,( No2),-2,4,6}(dmphen)] (4), respectively. Crystal structures were determined for complexes (3) and (4).…”