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A Copper(I)–Arene Complex With an Unsupported η 6 Interaction
Author(s) -
Wright Ashley M.,
Irving Benjamin J.,
Wu Guang,
Meijer Anthony J. H. M.,
Hayton Trevor W.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201410948
Subject(s) - steric effects , chemistry , ligand (biochemistry) , copper , phosphine , stereochemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , catalysis , receptor , biochemistry
Addition of PR 3 (R=Ph or OPh) to [Cu(η 2 ‐Me 6 C 6 ) 2 ][PF 6 ] results in the formation of [(η 6 ‐Me 6 C 6 )Cu(PR 3 )][PF 6 ], the first copper–arene complexes to feature an unsupported η 6 arene interaction. A DFT analysis reveals that the preference for the η 6 binding mode is enforced by the steric clash between the methyl groups of the arene ligand and the phenyl rings of the phosphine co‐ligand.