Disorder in the lactato group of (lactato-O,O′)bis(triphenylphosphine-P)silver(I) corroborated by ³¹P two-dimensional CPCOSY NMR

The Ag atom in the title compound, [Ag(C₃H₅O₃)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂], is bonded to the P atoms of two triphenylphosphine ligands and to the two O atoms of the carboxyl unit of the lactato group in a distorted tetrahedral environment. The lactato anion is disordered in the methyl and hydroxyl groups; the 1:1 disorder is corroborated by two-dimensional ³¹P CPCOSY (cross-polarization, correlation spectroscopy) NMR.