Synthesis of thionato(triethylphosphine) gold(I) complexes:analogues of "auranofin," an antiarthritic drug.

New compounds having the formula [L-Au-PEt3]Cl (where L = imidazolidine-2-thione(Imt) and 1,3-Diazinane-2-thione(Diaz)) are synthesized. They are characterized by elemental analysis, infrared, 13C and 31P NMR spectroscopy.