Abstract
The insertion reaction of maleic anhydride into the Cu–O bond in [CuO
t
Bu] produced the complexes [Cu
2(CO
2C
2H
2CO
2
t
Bu)
4
·
dme] (
1), [Cu(CO
2C
2H
2CO
2
t
Bu)
2
·
tmeda] (
2) and [Cu
2(CO
2C
2H
2CO
2
t
Bu)
2
·
dppm]
2 (
3) (dme
=
1,2-dimethoxyethane; tmeda
=
N
1,
N
1,
N
2,
N
2-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine; dppm
=
bis(diphenylphosphino)methane). This reaction represents a useful synthetic strategy for a range of functionalised Cu(I) and Cu(II) carboxylates.
The insertion reaction of maleic anhydride into the Cu–O bond in [CuO
t
Bu] produced the complexes [Cu
2(CO
2C
2H
2CO
2
t
Bu)
4
·
dme] (
1), [Cu(CO
2C
2H
2CO
2
t
Bu)
2
·
tmeda] (
2) and [Cu
2(CO
2C
2H
2CO
2
t
Bu)
2
·
dppm]
2 (
3) (dme
=
1,2-dimethoxyethane; tmeda
=
N
1,
N
1,
N
2,
N
2-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine; dppm
=
bis(diphenylphosphino)methane). This reaction represents a useful synthetic strategy for a range of functionalised Cu(I) and Cu(II) carboxylates.