title: Synthesis and characterization of an octanuclear copper(I) methanediide cluster.
abstract: The reaction of [K{CH((i)Pr2P=S)2(C9H6N-2)}]n (1) with one equivalent of CuCl in THF afforded a rare octanuclear copper(I) methanediide cluster (3). The structure of compound 3 as determined by X-ray crystallography was found to have eight copper atoms that form a Gyrobifastigium (J26).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. kevinleung@cuhk.edu.hk.
authors.forename: Wing-Por
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Yuk-Chi
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Thomas C W
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Mak
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D003300:Copper