Trimethyltriazacyclohexane as bridging ligand for triangular Cu3 units and C-H hydride abstraction into a Cu6 cluster

Randolf D Köhn; Zhida Pan; Mary F Mahon; Gabriele Kociok-Köhn

doi:10.1039/b302670a

Trimethyltriazacyclohexane as bridging ligand for triangular Cu3 units and C-H hydride abstraction into a Cu6 cluster

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Jun 7:(11):1272-3. doi: 10.1039/b302670a.

Authors

Randolf D Köhn¹, Zhida Pan, Mary F Mahon, Gabriele Kociok-Köhn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK BA2 7AY. [email protected]

PMID: 12809226
DOI: 10.1039/b302670a

Abstract

Reaction of [Cu(MeCN)4](BF4) with N,N',N"-trimethyl-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane in CH2Cl2 leads to two Cu6 clusters containing the triazacyclohexane as a ligand to triangular Cu3 units with the abstraction and incorporation of chloride and hydride.