title: Synthesis and characterization of a Cu14 hydride cluster supported by neutral donor ligands.
abstract: The copper hydride clusters [Cu14 H12 (phen)6(PPh3)4][X]2 (X=Cl or OTf; OTf=trifluoromethanesulfonate, phen=1,10-phenanthroline) are obtained in good yields by the reaction of [(Ph3P)CuH]6 with phen, in the presence of a halide or pseudohalide source. The complex [Cu14H12 (phen)6(PPh3)4][Cl]2 reacts with CO2 in CH2Cl2 , in the presence of excess Ph3 P, to form the formate complex [(Ph3P)2Cu(κ(2)-O2CH)], along with [(phen)(Ph3 P)CuCl].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (USA).
authors.forename: Thuy-Ai D
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Bryan R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.forename: Homaira T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Baron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Trevor W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hayton
keywords: CO2 insertion; cluster compounds; copper; density functional calculations; hydrides