An Unusual Metal-Mediated Formation of an Asymmetrical Carboxylate-Bridged Dinuclear Copper(II) Complex

Abstract

The asymmetrical dinuclear copper complex 3(Cu,Cu) was yielded by a copper-mediated ligand rearrangement and ester hydrolysis of the trinuclear complex Cu[2(Cu)]2. The precursor H-2(Cu), the trinuclear copper complex Cu[2(Cu)]2, and dinuclear complex 3(Cu,Cu) have been characterized by X-ray crystallography and temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements.