The monoclinic phase [Au2(C25H22P2)2]Cl2.2CH3CN

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Bis[μ-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane-P,P']digold(I) dichloride bis(acetonitrile) solvate, [Au 2 (C 25 H 22 P 2 ) 2 ]Cl 2 .2CH 3 CN, crystallized in the monoclinic system. A crystallographic inversion centre lies at the centre of the molecule. The Au-P distances are 2.299 (3) and 2.332 (3) A. The Au...Cl distance is 2.951 (4) A and the Au...Au separation is 2.994 (1) A. The molecular structure is similar to the previously reported triclinic structure except that a longer Au...Cl distance is observed for the present monoclinic structure