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[(DPEPhos)(bcp)Cu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
Bis[(diphenyl-phosphanylmeth-yl)diphenyl-phosphane sulfide-κ(2)P,S]copper(I) hexa-fluoridophosphate
Abstract:
In the title compound, [Cu(C(25)H(22)P(2)S)(2)]PF(6), the Cu(I) atom, lying on a twofold rotation axis, adopts a distorted tetra-hedral geometry. The (diphenyl-phosphanylmeth-yl)diphenyl-phos-phane sulfide ligand coordinates to the Cu(I) atom through one S and one P atom, forming a stable five-membered chelate ring. The P atom of the PF(6) (-) anion also lies on a twofold rotation axis.
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