title: Tetranuclear copper(I) carboxylates: the effect of a stepwise increase in Lewis acidity on solid-state structures and photoluminescence.
abstract: X-Ray diffraction studies of three aliphatic copper(I) carboxylates revealed a tetranuclear core structure for [Cu(4)(O(2)CCH(2)CH(3))(4)] (1), [Cu(4)(O(2)CCF(3))(O(2)CCH(2)CH(3))(3)] (2), and [Cu(4)(O(2)CCF(2)CF(3))(4)] (3). The effect of a stepwise increase in electrophilicity on solid-state interactions of copper(I) tetramers as well as the implications of structural variations on photoluminescent properties of the above copper(I) propionates have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222-0100, USA.
authors.forename: Oleksandr
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hietsoi
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Filatov
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubceac
authors.forename: Marina A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Petrukhina