[Cu<sub>12</sub>S<sub>8</sub>]<sup>4⊖</sup>: A Closed Binary Copper(<scp>I</scp>) Sulfide Cage with Cuboctahedral Metal and Cubic Sulfur Arrangements

P. Betz, Bernt Krebs, Gerald Henkel

Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · 1984 · 67 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

As the largest CuS cluster known to date, [Cu12S8]4⊖ occupies a special position. It is the first copper(I) complex containing exclusively sulfidic ligands that has been isolated. The Ph4P salt is formed on reaction of CuCl2·2H2O with EtS⊖ and Li2S in the presence of Ph4PBr.

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