1. Tetracopper σ‐Bound μ‐Acetylide and ‐Diyne Units Stabilized by a Naphthyridine‐based Dinucleating Ligand
- Author
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Ríos, Pablo, See, Matthew S, Handford, Rex C, Cooper, Jason K, and Tilley, T Don
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Inorganic Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Chemical Sciences ,Acetylide ,Alkynes ,Naphthyridine ,Tetracopper ,sigma-Bonding ,σ-Bonding ,Chemical sciences - Abstract
Reactions of a dicopper(I) tert-butoxide complex with alkynes possessing boryl or silyl capping groups resulted in formation of unprecedented tetracopper(I) μ-acetylide/diyne complexes that were characterized by NMR and UV/Vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. These compounds possess an unusual μ4 -η1 :η1 :η1 :η1 coordination mode for the bridging organic fragment, enforced by the rigid and dinucleating nature of the ligand utilized. Thus, the central π system remains unperturbed and accessible for subsequent reactivity and modification. This has been corroborated by addition of a fifth copper atom, giving rise to a pentacopper acetylide complex. This work may provide a new approach by which metal-metal cooperativity can be exploited in the transformation of acetylide and diyne groups to a variety of substrates, or as a starting point for the controlled synthesis of copper(I) alkyne-containing clusters.
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- 2023