An infrared study of the structures of cyclopentadienyl compounds of copper(I) and mercury(II)

F. A. Cotton; Tobin J Marks

An infrared study of the structures of cyclopentadienyl compounds of copper(I) and mercury(II)

F. A. Cotton, Tobin J Marks

Northwestern University

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Abstract

The infrared spectra of the copper(I) compounds (C₅H₅)CuPR₃, R = C₂H₅, C₄H₉, and the mercury compounds (C₅H₅)₂Hg and C₅H₅HgCl have been reinvestigated. Comparisons are made with the spectra of compounds which serve as models for pentahapto- and monohaptocyclopentadienylmetal systems. The following conclusions emerge unequivocally: (1) contrary to the belief which has prevailed since 1956, the copper compounds contain pentahapto (i.e., "sandwich-bonded" rings, and (2) the mercury compounds contain monohapto (i.e., σ-bonded) rings. The significance of these results is discussed in relation to the physical, chemical, and dynamical properties of the molecules.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7281-7285
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	91
Issue number	26
Publication status	Published - 1969

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