Electrochemical synthesis and structural characterization of the trinuclear copper(I)–copper(II) complex: bis[bis(triphenylphosphine)copper(I)] [bis(thiosalicylate)copper(II)]

Abstract

A novel, symmetrical trinuclear copper(I)–copper(II) com-plex, bis[bis(triphenylphosphine)copper(I)][bis(thiosalicylate)copper(II)], [{Cu(PPh₃)₂}₂{Cu(C₇H₄O₂S)₂}], has been prepared by anodic dissolution of copper into a solution of triphenylphosphine and thiosalicylic acid in acetonitrile and characterized by single crystal X-ray structure determination as its acetonitrile solvate; characterized also is the 1:3 copper(I) complex, [tris(triphenylphosphine)(thiosalicylic acid-S)copper(I)], formed as an intermediate in the electrosynthesis.

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