C-C bond cleavage of acetonitrile by a dinuclear copper(II) cryptate.
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.
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Tongbu
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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
Zhuang
Xiaomei
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Li
Yanwu
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Chen
Shi
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