title: Bonding and reactivity of a μ-hydrido dicopper cation.
abstract: A bent dicopper-hydride cation that has an N-heterocyclic carbene supporting ligand has a Cu-H-Cu angle of 122° in the solid state. Density functional theory suggests an open three-centered metal-hydrogen interaction. The hydride reacts readily with methanol and with carbon dioxide; insertion of phenylacetylene affords a gem-dicopper vinyl complex.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA).
authors.forename: Chelsea M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wyss
authors.forename: Brandon K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bacsa
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sadighi
keywords: N-heterocyclic carbenes; carbon dioxide; copper; electron-deficient bonds; hydrides