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Published on: May 21, 2019
Pentafluorophenyl Copper-Biarylsulfoxide Complexes: Synthesis and Photoreactivity
Valentin Magné1, Romaric Lenk1, Sonia Mallet-Ladeira2
1Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée (UMR 5069), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, CEDEX 09, 31062 Toulouse, France.
Abstract:
Pentafluorophenyl copper(I)-biarylsulfoxide complexes, existing as [Cu(C6F5)]4L2, both in solution and in the solid state, were prepared and thoroughly characterized. Subsequently, the photochemistry of the complexes was explored, showing inherent photoreactivity of the biarylsulfoxide moiety within the coordination sphere of the copper. Photoinduced cross-coupling reactions between the anthryl moiety of bis-anthracenylsulfoxide and pentafluorobenzene, and synthesis of Cu2O (cuprite), were demonstrated.
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