Table 1.

Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (°) for [Au(kin)(PPh₃)] (1) and their comparison with similar Au(I) complexes containing O-ethyl-7-deazahypoxanthine (HL1) and O-propyl-7-deazahypoxanthine (HL2).

Compound	[Au(kin)(PPh3)]		[Au(L1)(PPh3)] a	[Au(L2)(PPh3)] b
Selected bond lengths (Å)	Au-N(9)	2.046(3)	2.046(3)	2.042(3)
	Au-P	2.2379(10)	2.2344(9)	2.2356(8)
Selected angle (°)	N(9)-Au-P	178.64(9)	173.73(10)	175.65(8)

^a reference [19], ^b reference [20].