Synthesis and characterization of [PPh4][M(diod)2], M = Ni, Pd, Cu or Au; crystal structure of [PPh4][Cu(diod)2]

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0277-5387(96)00381-6

The complexes [P(C₆H₅)][M(diod)₂] [where M = Ni, Pd, Cu or Au (2a, b, c, d)] have been prepared and characterized spectroscopically, electrochemically and by X-ray structure determination for 2c. Preparation of 2d involved