Mixed metal bis(μ-oxo) complexes with [CuM(μ-O)₂]ⁿ⁺(M = Ni(<scp>iii</scp>) or Pd(<scp>ii</scp>)) cores

Abstract

Two highly reactive heterodinuclear bis(mu-oxo) complexes were prepared by combining mononuclear peroxo species with reduced metal precursors at -80 degrees C and were identified by UV-vis, EPR/NMR, and resonance Raman spectroscopy, with corroboration in the case of the CuPd system from density functional calculations.