Association of two-coordinate copper(I) complexes: switching on and off Cu···Cu, ligand···ligand and Cu–ligand interactions

Abstract

A combined theoretical ab initio and structural database study is presented of the different interactions that allow two-coordinate copper(I) molecules to associate, from weak interactions to chemical bonds, giving rise to different structures.

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