Chlorido{N-[(E)-2-(diphenylphosphanyl)benzylidene]-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethanamine-κP}gold(I)

The title compound, [AuCl(C25H22NPS)], crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit in which the thiophene fragments are disordered over two sets of sites with 0.537 (10):0.463 (10) and 0.701 (9):0.299 (9) occupancy ratios. In both cases, the thiophene ring is rotated by approximately 180° for the second component. Important geometrical parameters include Au—P = 2.235 (2) and 2.237 (2) , Au—Cl = 2.286 (2) and 2.292 (2) , and P—Au—Cl = 177.39 (8) and 172.63 (7)°. Weak intermolecular C—H...Cl interactions are observed in the crystal structure.