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To determine the molecular and crystal structure of tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride and refine the spatial coordinates of all constituent atoms, including hydrogen.

May 1, 1974Inorganic Chemistry

Molecules with an M4X4 core. I. Crystal and molecular structure of tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride, a cubane-like molecule, including the location and refinement of all hydrogen atoms

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MCMelvyn Rowen ChurchillBuffalo State University KKKrishan L. KalraBiogen (United States)

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Crystallographic study reveals a cubane-like core in tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride, indicating complete structural refinement including all hydrogen atoms.

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To determine the molecular and crystal structure of tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride and refine the spatial coordinates of all constituent atoms, including hydrogen.
Carried out single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis on tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride.
Performed full structural determination and crystallographic refinement to locate all non-hydrogen and hydrogen atom positions.
Demonstrated that the complex adopts a tetrameric cubane-type M4X4 cage core composed of alternating copper and chlorine atoms coordinated by triphenylphosphine ligands.
Successfully positioned and refined all hydrogen atoms within the triphenylphosphine ligands to complete the full three-dimensional molecular model.

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Churchill et al. (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aab897920f4ead289cc6841 https://doi.org/10.1021/ic50135a011

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Crystallographic study reveals a cubane-like core in tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride, indicating complete structural refinement including all hydrogen atoms.

Molecules with an M4X4 core. I. Crystal and molecular structure of tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride, a cubane-like molecule, including the location and refinement of all hydrogen atoms

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Molecules with an M4X4 core. I. Crystal and molecular structure of tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride, a cubane-like molecule, including the location and refinement of all hydrogen atoms

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