Bromo(tetrahydrothiophene)gold(I) is a coordination complex of gold. It is related to the more commonly used chloro(tetrahydrothiophene)gold(I). Similarly, the tetrahydrothiophene ligand is labile and is readily substituted with other stronger ligands, to give linear gold bromide complexes.

This compound may be prepared by reaction of tetrabromoauric acid (formed from tetrachloroauric acid and hydrobromic acid) with tetrahydrothiophene.[1]

References

  1. ^ Eiter, Lauren C.; Hall, Nathan W.; Day, Cynthia S.; Saluta, Gilda; Kucera, Gregory L.; Bierbach, Ulrich (2009). "Gold(I) Analogues of a Platinum–Acridine Antitumor Agent are only Moderately Cytotoxic but Show Potent Activity Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 52 (21): 6519–22. doi:10.1021/jm9012856. PMC 3176588. PMID 19803526.