Cuprophilicity? a rare example of a ligand-unsupported Cu^I–Cu^I interaction

Abstract

The reaction of 1,1′-bis(2-pyridyl)octamethylferrocene (L) with [Cu(NCMe)₄]BF₄ in CH₂Cl₂ affords [CuL][CuCl₂], the structure of which is determined by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study; this reveals a remarkably short ligand-unsupported Cu^I–Cu^I contact of 281.0(2) pm.

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