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[Cu 12 S 8 ] 4⊖ : A Closed Binary Copper( I ) Sulfide Cage with Cuboctahedral Metal and Cubic Sulfur Arrangements
Author(s) -
Betz Peter,
Krebs Bernt,
Henkel Gerald
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198403111
Subject(s) - copper , sulfur , copper sulfide , metal , sulfide , cluster (spacecraft) , cage , crystallography , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , binary number , materials science , metallurgy , mathematics , arithmetic , combinatorics , computer science , programming language
As the largest CuS cluster known to date , [Cu 12 S 8 ] 4⊖ occupies a special position. It is the first copper( I ) complex containing exclusively sulfidic ligands that has been isolated. The Ph 4 P salt is formed on reaction of CuCl 2 ·2H 2 O with EtS ⊖ and Li 2 S in the presence of Ph 4 PBr.