Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m577  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808007174 ]

Iodidotris(triphenylphosphine)copper(I) acetonitrile solvate

R. Venkatraman and F. R. Fronczek

Abstract: The title compound, [CuI(C₁₈H₁₅P)₃]·C₂H₃N, was obtained from the reaction of triphenylphosphine and copper(I) iodide in acetonitrile. The monomeric form of the complex has slightly distorted coordination of Cu by the I atom and three P atoms. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H interactions between phenyl H atoms and phenyl rings. In addition, the complex molecules exhibit C-HN hydrogen bonds between phenyl H atoms and acetonitrile N atoms. The crystal used was an inversion twin, with nearly equal component populations of 0.522 (8) and 0.478 (8).

Online 29 March 2008

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