Abstract: | The cation of the title compound, Au4(PPh2CH2PPhCH2PPh2)2Cl2]Au(C6F5)3Cl]2 or Au4Cl2(C32H29P3)2]AuCl(C6F5)3]2, displays a rhomboidal geometry for the Au atoms, with short Au?Au distances of 3.104 (2) and 3.185 (1) Å; the linear coordination at the AuI atoms is distorted: P—Au—P 164.7 (2)° and P—Au—Cl 170.67 (11)°. The anion shows the expected square‐planar geometry at AuIII, with the Au atom 0.022 (5) Å out of the plane of the four donor atoms. |