title: Stepwise introduction of thiolates in copper-indium binuclear complexes.
abstract: We report the synthesis and characterization of copper-indium binuclear I-III complexes composing the series (Ph(3)P)(2)CuIn(SEt)(x)Cl(4-x) (1-5; 0 < or = x < or = 4). Members of the series, which are prepared by variations in the stoichiometry, are compared in terms of their solid-state structures, spectroscopic features, and suitability as precursors for CuInS(2) materials. The regiochemistry of thiolate substitution, the preference for monomeric versus dimeric (eight-membered ring) structures, and new synthetic strategies informed by this series are all discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA.
authors.forename: Kelsey R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Margulieux
authors.forename: Chivin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lev N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Zakharov
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pak
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007204:Indium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D007204:Indium; D003300:Copper