(Ph5Cp)Cu(PPh3) (1) has been synthesizedfrom Na[Ph5Cp] and [(PPh3)CuCl]4. Complex 1 is thefirst reported pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl−copper complex and is a rare example of a π-bound Cu−Cp complex.Complex 1 has been fully characterized, including crystallographically; the 31P NMR chemical shift for thetriphenylphosphine ligand in 1 appears unusually fardownfield for a Cu(I)−PPh3 complex, at +23.2 ppm.
(Ph5Cp)Cu(PPh3) (1) has been synthesized and fully characterized. Complex 1 is the first reported pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl−copper complex and is a rare example of a π-bound copper complex.