PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF BINUCLEAR COPPER(I) COMPLEXES Cu_2(dppm)Cl_2 AND Cu_2(dppe)Cl_2

Two binuclear copper(I) complexes with novel structures and novel bonding,Cu_2(Ph_2PCH_2PPh_2)Cl_2 (Ph_2PCH_2PPh_2=dppm) and Cu_2(Ph_2P-CH_2CH_2PPh_2)Cl_2 (Ph_2PCH_2CH_2PPh_2=dppe), were prepared and characterized through elemental analyses, ICP, IR(4000-200 cm~(-1), CsI disc.), ~(31)P-NMR spectra. Their electronic conductivities, oxidation and reduction potentials were measured. Preliminary studies show that both of the two complexes have chlorobridging and phosphorus-bridging structures.