Synthesis and Characterization of Ionic Cu(I) Perfluorocarboxylate Compounds with 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)butane

A series of ionic Cu(I) perfluorocarboxylate compounds with 1,4-bis(diphenyl - phosphino)bu tane (dppb) of gen eral formula [Cu(dppb)2](RCOO), where R = C2F5, C3F7, C4F9, C6F13, C8F17, was prepared and characterized with MS, IR and 1H, 13C, 19F, 31P NMR spectroscopy. The studied species contained monomeric, bis-chelated [Cu(dppb)2]+ cations and uncoordi nated RCOO- anions. The Cu(I) coordi nation of the diphosphines resulted in slight high-frequency shifts of the 31P NMR resonances of the equivalent phosphorus atoms.