The preparation and crystal structure of the unusual copper–sulphur cage complex Cu 8 (SC 5 H 11) 4 (S 2 CSC 5 H 11) 4

R Chadha, R Kumar, DG Tuck

Index: Chadha, R.; Kumar, Rajesh; Tuck, Dennis G. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1986 , # 3 p. 188 - 189

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Abstract

The electrochemical oxidation of anodic copper in an acetonitrile solution of RSH (R= Ph, C10H7, CPh3, C6F4H, o-MeC6H4, CMe2Et) yields CuSR; treatment of CuSCMe2Et with CS2 produces Cu8 (SR) 4 (S2CSR) 4, whose structure is based on an unusual Cu8S12 cage.