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A Copper(I)–Arene Complex With an Unsupported η6 Interaction |
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| Authors: | Dr Ashley M Wright Dr Benjamin J Irving Dr Guang Wu Dr Anthony J H M Meijer Prof Dr Trevor W Hayton |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (USA);2. Department of Control Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Karlovo náměstí 13, 121 35 Prague 2 (Czech Republic);3. Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HF (UK) |
| Abstract: | Addition of PR3 (R=Ph or OPh) to Cu(η2‐Me6C6)2]PF6] results in the formation of (η6‐Me6C6)Cu(PR3)]PF6], the first copper–arene complexes to feature an unsupported η6 arene interaction. A DFT analysis reveals that the preference for the η6 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. |
| Keywords: | bonding analysis copper metal arenes organometallic compounds π complexes |