Preparation and structure of an anionic Cu2+ alkoxy complex containing a sixteen-membered, H-bonded, fluorinated macrocyclic ring
Abstract
In the complex [Ph4P+]2[Cu{OC(CF3)2OH}4]2–, four-co-ordinate, square-planar Cu2+ lies at the centre of a 16-membered macrocycle held together by hydrogen-bonding between four fluorinated alkoxide ligands.