M. Haakansson, Mikael Oertendahl, S. Jagner
May 1, 1993
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Inorganic Chemistry
Abstract
Oxidatively induced reductive coupling of mesityl from mesitylcopper(I) effected by dioxygen is shown to result in an intermediate, [Cu 10 O 2 (Mes) 6 ], containing oxide ligands trapped in an unusual coordination mode on the surface of the cluster. [Cu 10 O 2 (Mes) 6 ] crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a=16.452(5) A, b=33.974 (8) A, c=12.902(5) A, β=125.66(1) o , and Z=4. The complex has approximate D 3h symmetry such that the two oxide ligands and a central copper(I) are situated on the approximate 3-fold axis while the remaining nine copper(I) centers form three wings, each with three copper(I) atoms participating in 2 electron-3 center bonds with two mesityl groups