Journal article

Authors list: Becker, S; Behrens, U; Schindler, S

Publication year: 2015

Pages: 430-435

Journal: Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry

Volume number: 641

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 0044-2313

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.201400395

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract: 
The facile synthesis, molecular structure, and reactivity of [Cu(C7H7NH2)Cl](4) (1) towards dioxygen and derivatives is reported. The compound could easily be prepared in good yields by mixing CuCl and benzylamine under inert conditions in dichloromethane. Surprisingly this copper(I) compound, a copper(I) tetramer with (CuCuI)-Cu-I center dot center dot center dot interactions of 2.89 angstrom,was formed instead of an expected cubane cluster. Oxidation reactions led to formation of mu-oxido-species as intermediates, however 1 did not show any catalytic activity in the activation of CH bonds. In contrast it turned out that 1 was quite stable towards oxidation. Analogous reactions with CuBr or CuI were different and neither cluster units or polynuclear copper(I) complexes were obtained.

Harvard Citation style: Becker, S., Behrens, U. and Schindler, S. (2015) Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of the Compound [Cu(C7H7NH2)Cl](4) derived from CuCl and Benzylamine (C7H7NH2), Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie = Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry, 641(2), pp. 430-435. https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.201400395

APA Citation style: Becker, S., Behrens, U., & Schindler, S. (2015). Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of the Compound [Cu(C7H7NH2)Cl](4) derived from CuCl and Benzylamine (C7H7NH2). Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie = Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry. 641(2), 430-435. https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.201400395