metal-organic compounds
The structure of the title compound, [Au2Fe(C21H23NP)(C17H14P)Cl2], displays the pseudo-linear [P–Au–Cl = 175.4 (1) and 174.0 (1)°] two-coordinate geometry usually observed in gold(I) complexes. The Au—P bond distances are 2.237 (2) and 2.224 (2) Å and the Au—Cl distances are 2.271 (3) and 2.278 (2) Å. The bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl ligand links the gold metal centres in a bidentate fashion via the ferrocene group, thus leading to a binuclear gold system.