Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.49, No.4, 1289-1291, 2010
In Situ C-C Coupling and Formation of a Heptanuclear Copper(II) Cluster
The reaction of CuCl2 with H(2)Meppz and a base under low temperature gave rise to a heptanuclear copper compound, in which a novel ligand 2,2'-bis(H(2)Meppz) (H4L') was obtained through in situ C-C coupling.