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[(DPEPhos)(bcp)Cu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
Bis[μ-bis-(diphenyl-phosphino)methane-κP:P']bis-[(2,2'-bipyridine-κN,N')copper(I)] bis-(tetra-fluoro-borate)
Abstract:
The centrosymmetric title compound, [Cu(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)(C(25)H(22)P(2))(2)](BF(4))(2), consists of discrete dinuclear cations and tetra-fluoro-borate anions. The two Cu(I) centers are bridged by the phosphine ligands to form an eight-membered ring. The Cu(I) center exhibits a tetra-hedral coordination as it is chelated by the N-heterocycle.
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