Mono-, di-, tri-, and tetracarbonyls of copper(I), including the structures of Cu(CO)(2)(1-Bn-CB11F11) and [Cu(CO)(4)][1-Et-CB11F11]

Ivanova SM; Ivanov SV; Miller SM; Anderson OP; Solntsev KA; Strauss SH

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.38, No.17, 3756-3757, 1999

Ivanova SM, Ivanov SV, Miller SM, Anderson OP, Solntsev KA, Strauss SH

A bent dicarbonyl complex and a tetrahedral tetracarbonyl complex of copper(I), isolated using polyfluorocarborane superweak anions, have been structurally and spectroscopically characterized.

Keywords:METAL-CARBONYLS;SOLID-STATE;COMPLEX-IONS;DERIVATIVES;CHEMISTRY;CATIONS;IR