Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

A new preparation and some reactions of organocopper (I) isonitrile complexes

Y Ito, T Konoike, T Saegusa

Index: Ito,Y. et al. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1975 , vol. 85, p. 395 - 401

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Abstract

Abstract A new preparation and some reactions of organocopper (I) isonitrile complexes are described. In the presence of isonitrile (RNC), some active hydrogen compounds (R'H) react smoothly with Cu 2 O and with metallic copper, evolving H 2 O and hydrogen, respectively, to produce organocopper (I) isonitrile complexes, R'Cu (RNC) 2. The isonitrile insertion and the oxidative coupling by iodine of these complexes are described here.