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Ternary Mixed‐Valence Organotin Copper Selenide Clusters

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Reactions of the organotin selenide chloride clusters [(R<sup>1</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>3</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> Cl] (A, R<sup>1</sup> =CMe<sub>2</sub> CH<sub>2</sub> C(O)Me) or [(R<sup>1</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>4</sub> Se<sub>6</sub> ] (B) with [Cu(PPh<sub>3</sub> )<sub>3-x</sub> Cl<sub>x</sub> ] yield cluster compounds with different inorganic, mixed-valence core structures: [Cu<sub>4</sub> Sn<sup>II</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup><sub>6</sub> Se<sub>12</sub> ], [Cu<sub>2</sub> Sn<sup>II</sup><sub>2</sub> Sn<sup>IV</sup><sub>4</sub> Se<sub>8</sub> Cl<sub>2</sub> ], [Cu<sub>2</sub> Sn<sup>II</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup><sub>4</sub> Se<sub>8</sub> ], [Cu<sub>2</sub> Sn<sup>II</sup><sub>2</sub> Sn<sup>IV</sup><sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> Cl<sub>4</sub> ], and [Cu<sub>2</sub> Sn<sup>IV</sup><sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> ]. Five of the compounds, namely [(CuPPh<sub>3</sub> )<sub>2</sub> {(R<sup>1</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> }] (1), [(CuPPh<sub>3</sub> )<sub>2</sub> Sn<sup>II</sup> {(R<sup>2</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> }<sub>2</sub> ] (2), [(CuPPh<sub>3</sub> )<sub>2</sub> (Sn<sup>II</sup> Cl)<sub>2</sub> {(RSn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> }<sub>2</sub> ] (3) [(CuPPh<sub>3</sub> )<sub>2</sub> (Sn<sup>II</sup> Cu<sub>2</sub> ){(R<sup>1</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> }<sub>3</sub> ] (4), and [Cu(CuPPh<sub>3</sub> )(Sn<sup>II</sup> Cu<sub>2</sub> ){(R<sup>1</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> }<sub>3</sub> ] (5) are structurally closely related. They are based on [(CuPPh<sub>3</sub> )<sub>2</sub> {(RSn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> }<sub>n</sub> ] aggregates comprising [(RSn<sup>IV</sup> )<sub>2</sub> Se<sub>4</sub> ] and [CuPPh<sub>3</sub> ] building units, which are linked by further metal atoms. A sixth compound, [(CuPPh<sub>3</sub> )<sub>2</sub> (Sn<sup>II</sup> Cl)<sub>2</sub> {(R<sup>1</sup> Sn<sup>IV</sup> Cl)Se<sub>2</sub> }<sub>2</sub> ] (6), differs from the others by containing [(RSn<sup>IV</sup> Cl)Se<sub>2</sub> ] units instead, which affects the absorption properties. The compounds were analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR and <sup>119</sup> Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy, DFT calculations as well as optical absorption experiments.

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