The effect of strong NH ⋯ S hydrogen bonds in the copper(I) thiolate complex,(NEt4)2[Cu(o-pabt)3](o-pabt =o-pivaloylaminobenzenethiolato)
Abstract
Short Cu–S bonds, induced by strong intramolecular NH ⋯ S hydrogen bonds, have been established by X-ray analysis, IR spectra, and EHMO calculations for (NEt4)2(CuI(o-pabt))3](o-pabt =o-pivaloylaminobenzenethiolato) and suggest an important role for this type of hydrogen bonding in blue copper proteins.