Synthesis and characterization of an octanuclear copper(I) methanediide cluster

Dalton Trans. 2014 Jan 7;43(1):63-6. doi: 10.1039/c3dt52833b.

Abstract

The reaction of [K{CH((i)Pr2P=S)2(C9H6N-2)}]n (1) with one equivalent of CuCl in THF afforded a rare octanuclear copper(I) methanediide cluster (3). The structure of compound 3 as determined by X-ray crystallography was found to have eight copper atoms that form a Gyrobifastigium (J26).

MeSH terms

  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Models, Molecular

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Copper