TY - JOUR
T1 - Benchtop synthesis and crystal structure determination of a monomeric N-heterocyclic carbene complex of copper(I) chloride
AU - McLean, Anna P.
AU - Neuhardt, Elizabeth A.
AU - John, Joel P. St
AU - Findlater, Michael
AU - Abernethy, Colin D.
PY - 2010/5/1
Y1 - 2010/5/1
N2 - (1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) copper(I) chloride (1) was prepared by the reaction of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolium chloride and cop-per(I) oxide in refluxing tetrahydrofuran. In contrast to previously published methods of preparation of N-hetero-cyclic carbene complexes of copper(I) halides, this synthesis requires neither an inert atmosphere nor scrupulously dry solvents. The structure of 1 was determined by elemental analysis, 1 H and 13 C NMR, and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. The X-ray crystal data reveal linear coordination about the copper(I) center and linear chains of molecules formed with intermolecular head-to-tail C-H⋯Cl interactions. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010.
AB - (1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) copper(I) chloride (1) was prepared by the reaction of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolium chloride and cop-per(I) oxide in refluxing tetrahydrofuran. In contrast to previously published methods of preparation of N-hetero-cyclic carbene complexes of copper(I) halides, this synthesis requires neither an inert atmosphere nor scrupulously dry solvents. The structure of 1 was determined by elemental analysis, 1 H and 13 C NMR, and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. The X-ray crystal data reveal linear coordination about the copper(I) center and linear chains of molecules formed with intermolecular head-to-tail C-H⋯Cl interactions. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010.
M3 - Article
SN - 0340-4285
SP - 415
EP - 418
JO - Transition Metal Chemistry
JF - Transition Metal Chemistry
ER -