Abstract
In contrast to a related iron—copper compound, the complex (π-C5H5)Ru(PPh3)2(C2Ph)CuCl is shown to be monomeric, and contains linear dicoordinate copper(I); the reactions of this and similar complexes with metal carbonyls are sources of new mixed-metal clusters, such as (π-C5H5)Fe2 Ru(C2Ph)(CO)6 (PPh3).