RT Journal Article T1 Copper(I)-Arene Complexes with a Sterically Hindered Tris(pyrazolyl)borate Ligand A1 Álvarez, María A1 Urbano Baena, Juan A1 Romero Fructos-Vázquez, Manuel A1 Álvarez, Eleuterio A1 Pérez Romero, Pedro José AB A series of arene copper(I) complexes bearing the hydrotris(3-mesitylpyrazolyl)borate ligand (Tp(Ms)) of general formula Tp(Ms)Cu(arene) (arene = toluene, 1; nitrobenzene, 2; chlorobenzene, 3; and iodobenzene, 4) has been structurally characterized. Complexes 1-3 show a (2)-arene coordination mode to the copper center, whereas the iodobenzene ligand in 4 is coordinated to Cu by the iodine atom. In the absence of excess arene, these compounds undergo arene loss and formation of the dinuclear complex [Tp(Ms)Cu](2) (5), which has also been structurally characterized. Given the number of catalytic systems described in which the Tp(x)Cu core plays the main role, the observation of these adducts assesses their presence in those catalytic systems, a feature not described to date. PB Wiley-VCH Verlag SN 1434-1948 SN 1099-0682 YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15971 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15971 LA eng NO Álvarez, M., Urbano, J., Fructos, M. R., Álvarez, E., & Pérez, P. J. (2018). Copper(I)-Arene Complexes with a Sterically Hindered Tris(pyrazolyl)borate Ligand. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2018(19), 2026-2030. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201800176 NO Support for this work was provided by MINECO (CTQ2014-52769-C3-1-R) DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 31 may 2026