Chemistry and structure by design: ordered CuNi(CN)4 sheets with copper(II) in a square-planar environment

Chippindale, A. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5918-8701, Hibble, S. J., Marelli, E., Bilbe, E. J., Hannon, A. C. and Zbiri, M. (2015) Chemistry and structure by design: ordered CuNi(CN)4 sheets with copper(II) in a square-planar environment. Dalton Transactions, 44 (28). pp. 12502-12506. ISSN 1364-5447 doi: 10.1039/c5dt01127b

Abstract/Summary

Layered copper–nickel cyanide, CuNi(CN)4, a 2-D negative thermal expansion material, is one of a series of copper(II)-containing cyanides derived from Ni(CN)2. In CuNi(CN)4, unlike in Ni(CN)2, the cyanide groups are ordered generating square-planar Ni(CN)4 and Cu(NC)4 units. The adoption of square-planar geometry by Cu(II) in an extended solid is very unusual.

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URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/40776
Identification Number/DOI	10.1039/c5dt01127b
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Optical Spectroscopy (CAF) Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Thermal Analysis (CAF) Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Xray (CAF)
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
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