An unusual 30-membered copper(i) cluster derived from the C-S bond cleavage and its use in heterogeneous catalysis

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/c2cc36736j

The Cu(i)-mediated C-S bond cleavage of 5-methyl-4-(p-tolyl)pyrimidine-2- thiol (mtpmtH) gave one 30-nuclear cluster [Cu₃₀I₁₆(mtpmt) ₁₂(μ₁₀-S₄)], one polymeric complex [(bmtpms)Cu-(μ-I)]_n and one tetranuclear complex [(bmptmds){Cu(μ-I)}₂]₂; the 30-nuclear cluster displayed excellent catalytic performances in the coupling reactions of N-heterocycles and arylboronic acids and could be recycled and reused.