Heteropolymetallic Supramolecular Solid-State Architectures Constructed from Dicyanoaurate Ion, Phen, and 3d Metals

Two new supramolecular polymeric coordination complexes, {Zn(phen)2[Au2(CN)4](H2O)}·1.5H2O 1 and {Mn(phen)[Au2(CN)4](H2O)}·PriOH 2, have been obtained through a self-assembly process. The three-dimensional supramolecular architectures of compounds 1 and 2 are sustained by aurophilic, hydrogen-bonding, and/or p–p interactions. Gold atoms linked with aurophilic bonds arrange in a pattern not frequently observed.