title: C-C bond cleavage of acetonitrile by a dinuclear copper(II) cryptate.
abstract: The dinuclear copper(II) cryptate [Cu2L](ClO4)4 (1) cleaves the C-C bond of acetonitrile at room temperature to produce a cyanide bridged complex of [Cu2L(CN)](ClO4)3.2CH3CN.4H2O (2). The cleavage mechanism is presented on the basis of the results of the crystal structure of 2, electronic absorption spectra, ESI-MS spectroscopy, and GC spectra of 1, respectively.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineer, and Instrumentation Analysis & Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P R China. cesltb@zsu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Tongbu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xiaomei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Yanwu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen