Über Kupfer(I)-carboxylate und Chlorocuprate(I)

In mixtures of 7 vol. acetonitrile and 3 vol. acetic acid, solutions or suspensions of copper(II) acetate can be reduced with hydrazine hydrate to solutions of copper(I) acetate. In this way, purely white copper(I) acetate can be isolated. Other copper(I) carboxylates can be prepared by reduction of copper(II) carboxylates or by reaction of solid carboxylic acids with copper(I) acetate. By adding acetyl chloride to solutions of copper(I) acetate in acetonitrile/acetic acid mixtures, solutions of chlorocuprates(I) are formed. From these, highly pure copper(I) chloride can be obtained. By adding alkali acetate or tetramethyl ammonium chloride to solutions of chlorocuprates(I), the pure compounds Cs₃[Cu₂Cl₅], Rb₂[CuCl₃] and NMe₄[Cu₂Cl₃] were obtained.     

A Directed Route to Colloidal Nanoparticle Synthesis of the Copper Selenophosphate Cu3PSe4

The first colloidal nanoparticle synthesis of the copper selenophosphate Cu₃PSe₄, a promising new material for photovoltaics, is reported. Because the formation of binary copper selenide impurities seemed to form more readily, two approaches were developed to install phosphorus bonds directly: 1) the synthesis of molecular P₄Se₃ and subsequent reaction with a copper precursor, (P‐Se)+Cu, and 2) the synthesis of copper phosphide, Cu₃P, nanoparticles and subsequent reaction with a selenium precursor, (Cu‐P)+Se. The isolation and purification of Cu₃P nanoparticles and subsequent selenization yielded phase‐pure Cu₃PSe₄. Solvent effects and Se precursor reactivities were elucidated and were key to understanding the final reaction conditions.     

Synthesis, crystal structures and thermal properties of new copper(I)halide 2-ethylpyrazine coordination polymers: the influence of solid-state kinetics on product formation

Three new copper(I) coordination polymers were prepared by the reaction of copper(I) chloride with 2-ethylpyrazine in water at room temperature or under solvothermal conditions. In poly[CuCl(μ₂-2-ethylpyrazine-N,N′)] (I), “zig-zag”-like CuCl chains are present, which are connected by the 2-ethylpyrazine ligand to a three-dimensional network. In comparison in catena[Cu₃Cl₃(μ₂-2-ethylpyrazine-N,N′)₂] (II) six-membered Cu₃Cl₃ rings occur, which are connected to chains by the organic ligands. In poly[Cu₂Cl₂(μ₂-2-ethylpyrazine-N,N′)] (III), CuCl double chains are found, which are linked by the ligands to form sheets. The thermal behaviour of the different compounds was investigated using simultaneous thermogravimetry, differential thermoanalysis and mass spectroscopy as well as temperature-dependent X-ray powder diffraction. Two mass steps are found upon heating compound I in a thermobalance with 1°C/min, where the first corresponds to the transformation into compound III, and the second to the loss of the remaining ligands under formation of CuCl. If the heating rate is increased to 16°C/min, compound II is formed as an intermediate in a consecutive reaction. Therefore, the product formation depends on the actual heating rate, which shows that the solid-state kinetics plays an important role in such thermal reactions.     

An x-ray diffraction study of the reaction products of copper(II) chloride with N<Superscript>1</Superscript>,N<Superscript>2</Superscript>-bis(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)oxalamide

Polymeric complexes of [Cu₂Cl₂L₂]_∞ copper(I) chloride (1) (L = N¹,N²-bis(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)-oxalamide)) and {[Cu₂(C₂O₄)Cl₂L](L)·2H₂O}_∞ copper(II) chloride (2) are obtained. The complexes are studied by powder and single crystal XRD. It is found that during the reaction of L with copper(II) chloride in the formation of complex 1 copper(II) is reduced to copper(I), while the formation of complex 2 is accompanied by the hydrolysis of the ligand.     

Chemical characteristics of the products of the complexation reaction between copper(II) and a tetra-aza macrocycle in the presence of chloride ions

The reaction of copper(II) perchlorate with the hydrochloride salt of 3,6,9,15-tetra-azabicyclo[9.3.1]penta-deca-1,11,13-triene (L1) in acetonitrile forms two macrocyclic complexes that can be characterized: [L1Cu^IICl][ClO₄] (1) and [L1Cu^IICl]₂[CuCl₄] (2). The structural, electronic, and redox properties of these complexes were studied using spectroscopy (EPR and UV–visible) and electrochemistry. In addition, the solid-state structure of 1 was obtained using X-ray diffraction. The copper(II) is five-coordinate ligated by four N-atoms of the macrocycle and a chloride atom. EPR studies of 1 both in DMF and aqueous solution indicate the presence of a single copper(II) species. In contrast, EPR studies of 2 performed in frozen DMF and in the solid-state reveal the presence of two spectroscopically distinct copper(II) complexes assigned as [L1Cu^IICl]⁺ and [Cu^IICl₄]^2?. Lastly, electrochemical studies demonstrate that both [L1Cu^IICl]⁺ and [Cu^IICl₄]^2? are redox active. Specifically, the [L1Cu^IICl]⁺ undergoes a quasi-reversible Cu(II)/(I) redox reaction in the absence of excess chloride. In the presence of chloride, however, the chemical irreversibility of this couple becomes evident at concentrations of chloride that exceed 50 mM. As a result, the presence of chloride from the chemical equilibrium of this latter species impedes the reversibility of the reduction of [L1Cu^IICl]⁺ to [L1Cu^ICl]⁰.     

Tetra-nuclear copper complex having P–N–P ligand to P–O–P ligand – synthesis,structural, and mechanistic studies

We report the synthesis and structures of three copper(I) complexes, [Cu₄(μ₃-Cl)₂(μ₂-Cl)₂{μ₂-(2,6-Me₂C₆H₃N(PPh₂)₂)}₂] (2), [Cu₄(μ₃-Cl)₂(μ₂-Cl)₂{μ₂-(Ph₂POPPh₂)}₂] (4), and [Cu₂(μ₂-Cl)₂(μ₂-PPh₂OPPh₂)(η¹-Ph₂PP(=O)Ph₂)(PPh₃)] (5), and one cobalt complex, [(CoCl₂){μ₂-2,6-Me₂C₆H₃N(PPh₂)₂}₂][CoCl₃NH₂(2,6-Me₂Ph)] (3). Tetra-nuclear copper complex 2 was prepared in good yield by the reaction of bis(diphenylphosphino)-2,6-dimethylaniline [2,6-Me₂C₆H₃N(PPh₂)₂] (1) with copper(I) chloride along with triphenylphosphine in methanol. Adding a calculated amount of water and dichloromethane mixture (1?:?10) to 2 produced a second tetra-nuclear copper(I) complex, 4, with a P–O–P backbone, along with a small amount of the unsymmetrical copper(I) complex 5. The cobalt complex 3 was obtained by reaction of 1 with cobalt(II) chloride. The solid-state structures of 2–5 were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In the solid state, both 2 and 4 form a tetra-nuclear copper core. In the ³¹P{¹H} NMR study, we observed the conversion of 2, with P–N–P backbone, to 4, with P–O–P backbone.     

Synthesis of basic molecular brushes: ATRP of 4-vinylpyridine in organic media

A poly(2-(2-bromopropionyloxy)ethyl methacrylate) (PBPEM) was used as macroinitiator in the synthesis of molecular brushes with poly(4-vinylpyridine) side chains, (P(BPEM-g-4VP). Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was employed as the polymerization technique. The polymerizations were carried out in DMF at 30 °C using a copper-chloride-based ATRP catalyst, which converted all the dormant polymer chain ends to alkyl chloride groups, thus minimizing branching and crosslinking, which occurred when a copper bromide-based catalyst was employed. Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine was selected as the ligand due to the high activity of its Cu^I complex in ATRP as well as its strong binding to both Cu^I and Cu^II, which prevented competitive complexation of the monomer or polymer to the metal center. In order to prevent crosslinking via radical coupling, the monomer conversion was kept low (under 3%) and the alkyl chloride end groups of P4VP side chains were converted to alkoxyamines upon activation followed by a reaction with TEMPO radical. Dynamic light scattering measurements showed the hydrodynamic diameter (D_H) of the brushes was pH-dependent. Aggregation of single P(BPEM-g-4VP) brushes in water was very pronounced at high pH values but was observed even when the amount of added HCl was enough to completely protonate the pyridine units (D_H = 278 nm).     

Dinuclear copper complexes of pyridylphenylphosphine ligands: Characterization of a mixed-valence Cu/Cu dimer

Homo bi-copper complexes [Cu₂{PhP(2-py)₂}₂(NO₃)₃] (1) and [Cu₂{P(2-py)₃}₂Cl₂] (2), were synthesized from the reaction of Cu(NO₃)₂·3H₂O and CuCl₂·2H₂O with their corresponding 2-pyridylphosphine ligands. Compound 1 has a mixed valence Cu(I)-Cu(II) core with electron acceptor phosphine atoms and two NO₃⁻ anions coordinated in a monodentate fashion to Cu(I), giving it a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The environment of Cu(II) in 1 is composed of four nitrogen atoms from pyridyl and another NO₃⁻ anion in a square pyramidal geometry. This complex shows luminescence and a low energy absorption band at 969 nm corresponding to intermetallic electron transfer between the copper centers. Complex 2 was prepared from the treatment of copper(II) chloride with tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine, producing a binuclear copper complex which possesses a crystallographic inversion center. The copper geometry in this complex is distorted tetrahedral with coordination of one Cl⁻, two nitrogens from one bridging tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine ligand and one P atom from the other bridging tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine ligand, in a similar way observed in related complexes. The products have been characterized by spectroscopic methods and also by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction method.     

Single-Source Molecular Precursor for Synthesis of Copper Sulfide Nanostructures

As a new precursor, [bis(thiosemicarbazide)copper(II)]chloride; ([Cu(TSC)₂]Cl₂), complex was used in thermal decomposition process for the synthesis of Cu₂S nanocrystals. The steric hindrance of the precursor raises the need of using co-surfactant, therefore oleylamine (C₁₈H₃₇N) and triphenylphosphine (C₁₈H₁₅P) were applied as solvent and surfactant of the reaction. CuS nanocrystals were synthesized via hydrothermal decomposition of [bis(thiosemicarbazide) copper(II)] without any surfactant. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Synthesized copper sulfide nanostructures have average size of 20–50?nm. Finally, optical properties of the products were examined and investigated by PL spectra.     

Zur Reaktion der Alkin‐Kupfer(I)‐Komplexe [CuCl(S‐Alkin)] und [Cu2Br2(S‐Alkin)(dms)] (S‐Alkin = 3,3,6,6‐Tetramethyl‐1‐thia‐4‐cycloheptin,dms = Dimethylsulfid) mit den Lithiumorganylen Phenyllithium und Fluorenyllithium

Organometallic Compounds of Copper. XX On the Reaction of the Alkyne Copper(I) Complexes [CuCl(S‐Alkyne)] and [Cu₂Br₂(S‐Alkyne)(dms)] (S‐Alkyne = 3,3,6,6‐Tetramethyl‐1‐thiacyclohept‐4‐yne; dms = Dimethylsulfide) with the Lithiumorganyls Phenyllithium und Fluorenyllithium The alkyne copper(I) bromide complex [Cu₂Br₂(S‐Alkyne)(dms)] ( 3 b ) (S‐Alkyne = 3,3,6,6‐tetramethyl‐1‐thiacyclohept‐4‐yne; dms = dimethylsulfide) reacts with phenyllithium to form a tetranuclear copper(I) complex of the composition [Cu₄(C₆H₅)₂(S‐Alkenyl)₂] ( 7 ) in low yield (4%). The reaction of the alkyne copper(I) chloride complex [CuCl(S‐Alkyne)] ( 2 a ) with fluorenyllithium in tetrahydrofuran (thf) affords a lithium cuprate of the composition [Li(thf)₄]⁺ [Cu₂(fluorenyl)₃(S‐Alkyne)₂]^– ( 8 ) (yield 32%). The structures of both new complexes 7 and 8 were determined by X–ray diffraction.     

Copper(I) complexes with fluorinated hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate: Influence of electronic effects on their structure,physicochemical properties,and reactivity

Copper(I) coordination complexes of the anionic fluorinated ligand, hydrotris(3-trifluoromethyl-5-methyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate (L0f⁻), i.e. the copper(I) carbonyl complex, [Cu^I(L0f)(CO)] (1), the copper(I) triphenylphosphine complex, [Cu^I(L0f)(PPh₃)] (2), the copper(I) acetonitrile complex, [Cu^I(L0f)(NCMe)] (3), and the corresponding copper(I) triphenylphosphine complex with hydrotris(3,5-diisopropyl-1-pyrazolyl)-borate anion (L1⁻), i.e. [Cu^I(L1)(PPh₃)] (4), were synthesized in order to investigate the influence of the electron-withdrawing groups on the pyrazolyl rings. The structures of complexes 1, 2, and 4 were determined by X-ray crystallography. While X-ray crystallography did not show definitive trends in terms of copper(I) atom geometry, the clear influence of the electronic structure of the pyrazolyl rings is observed by spectroscopic techniques, namely, IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. Finally, the relative stability of the copper(I) complexes is discussed.     

On Copper(I) Fluorides,the Cuprophilic Interaction,the Preparation of Copper Nitride at Room Temperature,and the Formation Mechanism at Elevated Temperatures

Our attempts to synthesize the hitherto unknown binary copper(I) fluoride have led to first successes and a serendipitious result: By conproportionation of elemental copper and copper(II) fluoride in anhydrous liquid ammonia, two copper(I) fluorides were obtained as simple NH₃ complexes. One of them presents an example of ligand‐unsupported “cuprophilic” interactions in an infinite [Cu₂(NH₃)₄]²⁺ chain with alternating Cu–Cu distances. We discovered that both copper(I) fluorides can easily be converted into Cu₃N at room temperature, just by applying a vacuum. Additionally, we investigated the formation mechanism of the classical synthesis route of Cu₃N that starts with CuF₂ and flowing NH₃ in the temperature range between ambient and 290 °C by means of thermal analysis and in situ neutron diffraction. The reaction proceeds at elevated temperatures through the formation of a blue and amorphous ammoniate Cu(NH₃)₂F₂, the reformation of CuF₂, and finally the redox reaction to form Cu₃N.     

原位合成的Cu-SSZ-13催化剂：结晶时间对NH3-SCR性能的影响

通过一步法原位合成Cu-SSZ-13分子筛催化剂,考察了结晶反应时间对NH3选择性催化还原(NH3-SCR)催化性能的影响,利用H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、电子顺磁共振光谱(EPR)和X射线电子能谱(XPS)等分析手段表征催化剂。结果表明,结晶时间不同会影响到Cu-SSZ-13分子筛中活性Cu物种的含量和分布,结晶时间为4 d时Cu-SSZ-13分子筛的NH3-SCR催化性能最佳。高温水热条件下,Cu-SSZ-13分子筛中不稳定的Cu~(2+)A物种会发生迁移而形成相对稳定的Cu~(2+)B物种;Cu~(2+)物种发生团聚而造成分子筛结构破坏,部分Cu~(2+)物种也因分子筛骨架坍塌而被包埋,这是导致催化活性下降的主要原因。     

Deactivation of Cationic CuI and AuI Catalysts for A3 Coupling by CH2Cl2: Mechanistic Implications of the Formation of Neutral CuI and AuI Chlorides

Care should be exercised when using CH₂Cl₂ as a solvent for reactions in which amines are a reagent, since undesirable deactivation of cationic copper(I) and gold(I) catalysts to form the corresponding inactive neutral chloride complexes [LMCl] (M=Cu or Au) can occur as a result of the generation of hydrogen chloride in the medium. Cu^I and Au^I deactivation has been proved for the Mannich three‐component coupling reaction. A series of Cu^I and Au^I complexes with potential mechanistic implications were isolated and characterized by X‐ray crystallography.     

Reaction of carboxamide with Cu2Oisonitrile complex; formation of a new chelated copper(I) complex

Reaction of carboxamides with Cu₂O in the presence of t-butyl isocyanide gave new chelated copper(I) complexes, which probably are formed by the insertion of t-butyl isocyanide into the coppernitrogen bond of copper(I) amide isonitrile complexes, which were initially produced from the carboxamides and Cu₂Ot-butyl isocyanide complex. The same chelated copper(I) complexes were prepared more readily by the reaction of the corresponding N-trimethylsilyl-carboxamides with Cu₂Ot-butyl isocyanide complex. Reactions of the copper(I) complexes thus obtained with alkylating agents, such as alkyl halides, alkyl tosylates and triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, also were described.     

Synthesis, Spectral and Magnetic Characterisation of Copper(II) Dinuclear and Polynuclear Complexes with a Macrocyclic 34-Membered Hexaamine

34-Membered macrocyclic hexaamine containing two independent N₃ donor sets forms homodinuclear copper(II) complexes. Displacements of anions within the copper(II) chloride complexes occurred easily upon addition of different anions to the CuCl₂ complex. All new complexes were characterised by elemental analysis, IR, UV/VIS spectroscopy, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Tetranuclear complexes indicate relation _Cu ^–1 vs. T in agreement with the Curie–Weiss law. A behaviour anomalous in relation to the phthalate complexes is shown by the [Cu₄L₂Cl₄(ox)₂] complex in which an antiferromagnetic coupling (J = - 53.9 cm^–1) between the Cu²⁺ ions through the C₂O ₄ ^2– bridge is observed.     

Influence of different copper(II) salts on the oxidation and doping reactions of emeraldine base polyaniline

A spectroscopic investigation of the products formed in the reaction of emeraldine base (EB-PANI) with copper(II) ions in dimethylacetamide (DMA) is presented. It is well known that metal cations can dope emeraldine base polyaniline (EB-PANI) through a pseudo-protonation reaction. Resonance Raman, UV–vis-NIR, and EPR data, obtained for Cu²⁺/EB-PANI solutions prepared using CuCl₂·2 H₂O, Cu(NO₃)₂· 3 H₂O or Cu(CH₃COO)₂·H₂O as Cu²⁺ sources, showed that the species formed in reactions of EB-PANI and Cu²⁺ ions are dependent on the anions of the copper salt employed. EPR spectra pointed out that the environments of Cu²⁺ ions with acetate, chloride or nitrate as anions in DMA solution are distinct. Resonance Raman and UV–vis-NIR data demonstrated that the main reactions are the oxidation of EB-PANI to pernigraniline base (PB-PANI) and doping of EB-PANI to ES-PANI (emeraldine salt) when a direct coordination of Cu²⁺ ions to PANI exists. With nitrate as very weak coordinating anion, ES-PANI is formed preferentially. When copper chloride is used, both oxidation and doping of EB-PANI are verified. Conversely with acetate, the dimeric cage structure of this copper salt is preserved in solution, and oxidation of EB-PANI to PB-PANI is the only observed reaction. These results demonstrate the possibility of modulating the products of reaction between Cu²⁺ ions and EB-PANI in DMA solution by changing the counter ion of the Cu²⁺ source.     

Kinetic and thermodynamic studies of the nonisothermal decomposition of anhydrous copper(II) formate in different gas atmospheres

The thermal decomposition of anhydrous (orthorhombic) copper(II) formate was studied by programmed rising-temperature methods (TG, DTG, DTA and DSC) to about 250 °C in flowing gas atmospheres of nitrogen (inert), hydrogen (reducing) and air (oxidizing). The degradation reaction, anion breakdown, proceeded to completion in two distinct, but partially overlapping, rate processes and apparent Arrhenius parameters, calculated by the Ozawa nonisothermal kinetic method, agreed satisfactorily with the literature results. It was concluded that the two consecutive processes, contributing to the overall reaction, involved stepwise cation reduction: Cu²⁺→Cu⁺→Cu⁰, with copper(I) formate as intermediate. This mechanism is similar to that proposed in previous studies of the decompositions of copper(II) oxalate, malonate, maleate, fumarate, mellitate and squarate. For all of these reactants, the Cu⁺ salt has been identified as an intermediate, exhibiting a (slightly) lower relative reactivity than the corresponding Cu²⁺ salt. For copper(II) formate the response curves in the three different gaseous atmospheres were generally similar, showing that neither oxidizing nor reducing conditions caused a marked change in reactivity. The temperature of reaction initiation in H₂ was slightly diminished and the temperature of the second stage of reaction in O₂ was raised appreciably. It is believed that electron transfer contributed to the control of reactivity and that the gases present appreciably influence the rates of the contributory reactions occurring.     

制备条件对Cu2O结构及甲醛乙炔化性能的影响

以Cu（NO₃）₂·3H₂O为铜源,在液相还原过程中,调变沉淀剂NaOH、还原剂L-抗坏血酸钠的加入顺序制备了Cu₂O,借助X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FT-IR）、拉曼光谱（Raman）、俄歇电子能谱（XAES）和H₂程序升温还原（H₂-TPR）等手段研究了制备条件对Cu₂O结构及催化甲醛乙炔化性能的影响.结果表明,调变NaOH及L-抗坏血酸钠的添加方式改变了Cu₂O的结晶度与粒径尺寸,从而使Cu₂O表现出不同的炔化性能.先加入NaOH,后加入抗坏血酸钠,Cu₂O结晶度高,粒径大,难以转化为活性物种炔化亚铜;先加入抗坏血酸钠,后加入NaOH,Cu₂O被过度还原为非活性的金属Cu,两者均造成催化剂活性较低.而NaOH和抗坏血酸钠混合后添加的方式制备出表面Cu₂O结晶完整而体相Cu₂O分散度高的样品,这使得Cu₂O高效转化为炔化亚铜活性物种,表现出最优的炔化性能,在适宜的反应条件下,1,4-丁炔二醇收率达到71.7%,经6次循环后,仍保持在56.5%.     

Coinage Metal Complexes of Bis(quinoline-2-ylmethyl)phenylphosphine-Simple Reactions Can Lead to Unprecedented Results

The different coordination behavior of the flexible yet sterically demanding, hemilabile P,N ligand bis(quinoline-2-ylmethyl)phenylphosphine ( bqmpp ) towards selected Cu^I, Ag^I and Au^I species is described. The resulting X-ray crystal structures reveal interesting coordination geometries. With [Cu(MeCN)₄]BF₄, compound 1 [Cu₂(bqmpp)₂](BF₄)₂ is obtained, wherein the copper(I) atoms display a distorted square planar and square pyramidal geometry. The steric demand and π-stacking of the ligand allow for a short Cu⋅⋅⋅Cu distance (2.588(9) Å). Cu^I complex 2 [Cu₄Cl₃(bqmpp)₂]BF₄ contains a rarely observed Cu₄Cl₃ cluster, probably enabled by dichloromethane as the chloride source. In the cluster, even shorter Cu⋅⋅⋅Cu distances (2.447(1) Å) are present. The reaction of Ag[SbF₆] with the ligand leads to a dinuclear compound ( 3 ) in solution as confirmed by ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectroscopy. During crystallization, instead of the expected phosphine complex 3 , a tris(quinoline-2-ylmethyl)bisphenyl-phosphine ( tqmbp ) compound [Ag₂(tqmbp)₂](SbF₆)₂ 4 is formed by elimination of quinaldine. The Au(I) compound [Au₂(bqmpp)₂]PF₆ ( 5 ) is prepared as expected and shows a linear arrangement of two phosphine ligands around Au^I.