Spectroscopic Evidence for a Monomeric Copper(I) Hydride and Crystallographic Characterization of a Monomeric Silver(I) Hydride

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(1,3‐bis[2,6‐bis[di(4‐tert‐butylphenyl)methyl]‐4‐methylphenyl]imidazol‐2‐ylidene)CuOPh [(IPr**)CuOPh] reacts with poly(methylhydrosiloxane) as the hydride donor to afford the monomeric (IPr**)CuH complex, which was spectroscopically characterized. The latter is in equilibrium in solution with [(IPr**)CuH]2, the dimer being exclusively present in the solid state. These results support the hypothesis that copper hydride aggregates dissociate in solution. In contrast, addition of pinacolborane to [(IPr**)AgOPh] at −40 °C allows the isolation of the monomeric (IPr**)AgH complex, which was crystallographically characterized.
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  • U.S. Department of Energy (DE-SC0009376)

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