Redox Properties of Copper(I) Complex Bearing 4,7-Diphenyl-2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline and 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)butane Ligands and Effects of Light in the Presence of Chloroform

Abstract

Abstract We have examined emission and redox properties of a copper(I) complex bearing a phenanthroline type ligand and the 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane ligand. Changes in the absorption spectra upon electrolysis and light irradiation in the presence of chloroform indicate the formation of bis(diimine)copper(I) complexes.