Two tridentate nitrogen-donor ligands, the methyltris(pyrazolyl) silanes Me
Si(3,5-RR'pz)(3) (R = R' = Me; R = Bu-t, R' = Ii), have been synthesized an
d the X-ray structure of the latter has been determined. The first transiti
on metal derivatives of these ligands, the cationic copper( I) complexes [L
Cu(NCMe)](+) (where L = MeSi(3.5-Me(2)pz)(3) or MeSi(3-Bu'pz)(3)). have bee
n prepared and characterized analytically and spectroscopically. (C) 1999 E
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