Dinuclear gold(I) dithiophosphonate complexes: synthesis, luminescent properties, and X-ray crystal structures of [AuS(2)PR(OR')](2) (R = Ph, R' = C(5)H(9); R = 4-C(6)H(4)OMe, R' = (1S,5R,2S)-(--)-menthyl; R = Fc, R' = (CH(2))(2)O(CH(2))(2)OMe).

Dinuclear gold(I) dithiophosphonate complexes: synthesis, luminescent properties, and X-ray crystal structures of [AuS(2)PR(OR')](2) (R = Ph, R' = C(5)H(9); R = 4-C(6)H(4)OMe, R' = (1S,5R,2S)-(--)-menthyl; R = Fc, R' = (CH(2))(2)O(CH(2))(2)OMe).