The reaction of (PPh 3) 4CuClO 4, (PPh 3) 2CuCl, (Cy 3P) 2CuNO 3 and (Cy 3P) 2CuClO 4 with an excess of monodentate heterocyclic N-donor ligand (QH in general, in detail: ImH=imidazole, 1-MeimH=1-methylimidazole, 2-MeimH=2-methylimidazole, 4-Phim=4-phenylimidazole, BimH=benzimidazole, 1-BzimH=1-benzylimidazole, pzH=pyrazole, pz′H=3,5-dimethylpyrazole) in diethyl ether or benzene resulted in the formation of new 2:2:1 [(PPh 3) 2(QH) 2Cu]ClO 4 (QH=ImH, 1-MeimH, 2-MeimH, 4-PhimH, BimH, pzH) and [(PCy 3) 2(QH) 2Cu]NO 3 (QH=4-PhimH, BimH), 1:3:1 [(PPh 3)(1-BzimH) 3Cu]ClO 4, [(PCy 3)(1-MeimH) 3Cu]ClO 4 and [(PCy 3)(QH) 3Cu]NO 3 (QH=ImH, 1-MeimH, pzH), 2:1:1 [(PPh 3) 2O(QH)CuCl] (QH=ImH, 2-MelmH, 4-PhimH, BimH, 1-BzimH), [(PCy 3) 2 (QH)Cu]NO 3 (QH=1-BzimH, pz′H) and [(PCy 3) 2 (QH)Cu]ClO 4 (QH=2-MeimH, 4-PhimH, BimH, 1-BzimH, pzH, pz′H), 1:2:1 [(PCy 3)(2-MeimH) 2Cu]NO 3and [(PCy 3)(ImH) 2Cu]ClO 4 and 1:1:1 [(PPh 3) (1-MeimH)CuCl] adducts. With the bidentate donors bis(pyrazol)-1-yl)methane (L 1), bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane (L 2) and bis(4-methylpyrazol-1-yl)methane (L 4), 2:1:1 [(PPh 3) 2(L)Cu]ClO 4 and 1:1:1 [(PCy 3)(L)Cu]ClO 4 complexes were obtained, whereas the exopolydentate bis (1,2,4-triazol-l-yl) methane (L 3) in similar conditions yielded 1:1:1 [(PPh 3)(L 3)Cu]ClO 4 and [(PCy 3)(L 3)Cu]NO 3, and 1:2:1 [(PCy 3)(L 3) 2Cu]ClO 4 derivatives. Breaking of the bridging C(sp 3)-N bond in the bidentate bis (pyrazol-1-yl)methane occurred when the reaction between L 1 and (PCy 3) 2CuNO 3 was carried out in diethyl ether under aerobic conditions, the derivative [(PCy 3)(pzH) 3Cu]NO 3 being formed. In methanol in the presence of base, ImH, 2-MeimH, 4-PhimH and BimH react with (PPh 3) 2CuCl giving the sparingly soluble complexes [(PPh 3) 2(Im)Cu]·1/2H 2O, [(PPh 3) 2(2-Meim)Cu]·H 2O, [(PPh 3)(4-Phim)Cu] and [(PPh 3)(Bim)Cu], respectively. Reaction of [(PPh 3) 2(ImH) 2Cu]ClO 4 with PCy 3, PBz 3 (Bz=benzyl), P( p-tolyl) 3, and (Ph 2PCH 2) 2 (abbreviated Diphos) resulted in the formation of compounds [(PPh 3)(PCy) 3(ImH) 2Cu]ClO 4, [(PPh 3)(PBz 3)(ImH)Cu]ClO 4, [(PPh 3)P( p-tolyl) 3(ImH) 2Cu]ClO 6 and [(Diphos) 2Cu]ClO 4, respectively, whereas reaction with 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) and 2,2′-bipyridyl (Bipy) produced [(PPh 3) 2(ImH)(Phen)Cu]ClO 4 and [(PPh 3) 2(ImH)(Bipy)Cu]ClO 4, respectively. While PCy 3, PBz 3 and P( p-tolyl) 3 were not able to displace the triphenylphosphine from [(PPh 3) 2(L 1)Cu]ClO 4, Phen and Bipy in the same conditions formed the derivatives [(PPh 3) 2(Phen)Cu]ClO 4 and [(PPh 3) 2(Bipy)Cu]ClO 4. All of the complexes were characterized by IR and far-IR data, conductivity, 1H NMR and in some cases also with UV, 13C and 31P NMR and molecular weight measurements. The structure of [(Cy 3P) 2(pzH)Cu]ClO 4·CH 3OH was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction: monoclinic, space group Pn,Z=2,a=9.949(7),b=13.128(4),c=16.588(8) A ̊ , β=91.15(7)° . The copper atom exhibited a distorted ideal trigonal planar geometry involving two phosphine groups (CuP:2.262(9) and 2.272(6) Å; PCuP: 132.3(7)°) and one pyrazole ligand (CuN:2.047(18)Å) coordinating through a pyridine-like nitrogen atom. The pyrazole donor of one molecule was hydrogen bonded to a molecule of methanol, which in turn was hydrogen bobded to the ionic perchlorato group.
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