TY - JOUR
T1 - An infrared study of the structures of cyclopentadienyl compounds of copper(I) and mercury(II)
AU - Cotton, F. A.
AU - Marks, Tobin J
PY - 1969
Y1 - 1969
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33947299239
VL - 91
SP - 7281
EP - 7285
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
SN - 0002-7863
IS - 26
ER -