An unexpected transmetalation intermediate: isolation and structural characterization of a solely CH3 bridged di-copper(I) complex

Molteni, Roberto; Bertermann, Ruediger; Edkins, Katharina; Steffen, Andreas

doi:10.1039/c6cc01510g

An unexpected transmetalation intermediate: isolation and structural characterization of a solely CH3 bridged di-copper(I) complex

Molteni, Roberto; Bertermann, Ruediger; Edkins, Katharina; Steffen, Andreas

Authors

Roberto Molteni

Ruediger Bertermann

Katharina Edkins

Andreas Steffen

Abstract

Structural characterization of unsupported, two metal centres bridging methyl groups is rare. They have been proposed as transmetalation intermediates in cuprate chemistry, but as yet no structural evidence has been presented. We have isolated a di-copper(I) complex with solely a methyl ligand bridging two Cu(I) atoms, representing a new bonding mode of CH3.

Citation

Molteni, R., Bertermann, R., Edkins, K., & Steffen, A. (2016). An unexpected transmetalation intermediate: isolation and structural characterization of a solely CH3 bridged di-copper(I) complex. Chemical Communications, 52(28), 5019-5022. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc01510g

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 25, 2016
Online Publication Date	Mar 17, 2016
Publication Date	Apr 11, 2016
Deposit Date	Apr 4, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Feb 25, 2017
Journal	Chemical Communications
Print ISSN	1359-7345
Electronic ISSN	1364-548X
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	52
Issue	28
Pages	5019-5022
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc01510g