Cu₁₄H₁₂(P^tBu₃)₆Cl₂-The Expanse of Stryker's Reagent

Although a large number of copper hydride complexes and clusters have been reported, phosphine-stabilized copper hydrides remain comparatively rare. This is particularly noteworthy given the continuing interest in Stryker's reagent [HCu(PPh₃)]₆ due to its use as a hydrogenation reagent. In this work, we report on the synthesis and full characterization of a novel copper hydride cluster, [Cu₁₄H₁₂(P^tBu₃)₆Cl₂]. The structure of this copper hydride was determined via SC-XRD. In addition, the reactivity of the hydrides and their position were investigated via a convolutional neural network, quantum chemical calculations, and NMR, and they are compared to the well-known, smaller Stryker's reagent.