Bis(mu(3)-iodo)-pentakis(mu(2)-iodo)-penta-copper(I) - A fully ordered, isolated [Cu5I7](2-) cluster
Two new compounds, [(C4H9)(4)P](2)[Cu5I7], and [(C4H9)(4) P](2)[Cu5I7]center dot CH3COCH2OH were synthesized by solvolysis and their crystal structures were solved. The first compound is disordered, but the solvate represents the first example of a fully ordered [Cu5I7](2-) cluster. It displays a molecular symmetry very close to C-2. Both compounds crystallize in space group P2(1)/c. (C) 2010 Else