Volume 27, Issue 10 pp. 1349-1350
Communication
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Phosphane-Stabilized CuI and AgI Silanes

Prof. Alan H. Cowley

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Prof. Alan H. Cowley

Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78 712 (USA)

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Tammy M. Elkins

Tammy M. Elkins

Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78 712 (USA)

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Prof. Richard A. Jones

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Prof. Richard A. Jones

Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78 712 (USA)

Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78 712 (USA)Search for more papers by this author
Dr. Christine M. Nunn

Dr. Christine M. Nunn

Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78 712 (USA)

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First published: October 1988
Citations: 29

Dedicated to Professor Hans Bock on the occasion of his 60th birthday

Abstract

The CuSi bond in 1a is 2.34 Å long; 1a is the first neutral compound containing this structural element. Compound 1a is formed in 65% yield by reaction of CuCl with Ph3SiLi and Me3P (1:1:3) in THF. Compound 1b, the first compound with an AgSi bond, can be prepared in a similar way.

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