Synthesis of spiro[indane-1,3-dione-1-pyrrolines] via copper-catalyzed heteroannulation of ketoxime acetates with 2-arylideneindane-1,3-diones

A cuprous cyanide-catalyzed heteroannulation reaction of 2-arylideneindane-1,3-dione with ketoxime acetates has been developed for the synthesis of novel spiro[indane-1,3-dione-1-pyrrolines] through the cleavage of N–O and C–H bonds and formation of C–C and C–N bonds.

A lanthanide salen “square prism” and a wrapped exo-lanthanide salen “double decker”

We succeeded in building a lanthanide salen “square prism” and in wrapping a labile exo-lanthanide salen “double decker” by cuprous cyanide netting. Both lanthanide edifices show near-infrared (NIR) luminescence.

Studies on the Synthetic Process of 4,5-Dicyano Dimethyl Phthalate

4, 5-dicyano dimethyl phthalate was an intermediate of the synthesis of phthalocyanine compounds substituted carboxyl. Under the existence of the solvent methanol, 4, 5-dibromo dimethyl phthalate was synthesized by 4,5-Dibromophthalic acid and thionyl chloride.Then it was with cuprous cyanide to get 4,5-dicyano dimethyl phthalate. By studying the process conditions, we got the optimal reaction conditions of 4,5-Dibromo dimethyl phthalate which was thionyl chloride: 4,5-Dibromophthalic acid (2.5:1.0 , molar ratio) and by enlarging 10 times of the experimental conditions, we got the yield 86.4% which was higher than the reported 66.8%.And the optimal reaction conditions of 4,5-dicyano dimethyl phthalate was that high purity argon, absolutely anhydrous DMF, cuprous cyanide and 4,5-Dibromo dimethyl phthalate whose molar ratio were 4.0:1.0. By enlarging 10 times of the experimental conditions, we got the yield 19.0%.

Charge-transfer metal–organic frameworks based on CuCN architecture units: crystal structures, luminescence properties and theoretical investigations

Four cuprous cyanide charge-transfer metal–organic frameworks have been fabricated via the synchronous redox and self-assembly reaction, and exhibit intense green luminescence properties and high thermal stabilities.

Poly[tetraamminecopper(II) bis[tris(μ2-cyanido-κ2C,N)dicuprate(I)]]: a unique CuI–CuIImixed-valence complex containing anionic cuprous cyanide layers and [Cu(NH3)4]2+cations

The title compound, {[Cu(NH3)4][Cu(CN)3]2}n, features a CuI–CuIImixed-valence CuCN framework based on {[Cu2(CN)3]−}nanionic layers and [Cu(NH3)4]2+cations. The asymmetric unit contains two different CuIions and one CuIIion which lies on a centre of inversion. Each CuIion is coordinated to three cyanide ligands with a distorted trigonal–planar geometry, while the CuIIion is ligated by four ammine ligands, with a distorted square-planar coordination geometry. The interlinkage between CuIions and cyanide bridges produces a honeycomb-like {[Cu2(CN)3]−}nanionic layer containing 18-membered planar [Cu(CN)]6metallocycles. A [Cu(NH3)4]2+cation fills each metallocyclic cavity within pairs of exactly superimposed {[Cu2(CN)3]−}nanionic layers, but there are no cations between the layers of adjacent pairs, which are offset. Pairs of N—H...N hydrogen-bonding interactions link the N—H groups of the ammine ligands to the N atoms of cyanide ligands.