Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.132, No.31, 10665-10667, 2010
Synthesis and Characterization of a Coupled Binuclear Cu-I/Cu-III Complex
The synthesis through reaction of a C-alpha,C-ortho dilithiated phosphazene with CuBr and structural characterization of the first example of a binuclear mixed valence [Cu-I(N-2)/Cu-III(C-4)] complex showing a metal metal bond, as well as its applications in cyclopropanation and oxidation reactions, are described.