Elsevier Copper(I) Chemistry of Phosphines, Functionalized Phosphines and Phosphorus Heterocycles

Copper(I) Complexes of Phosphines, Functionalized Phosphines and Phosphorus Heterocycles is a comprehensive guide to one of the most widely used and extensively studied metals: copper. The numerous practical applications of copper compounds are discussed, including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis and their use as fungicides, pesticides, pigments for paints, resins and glasses, and in high-temperature superconductors. The remarkable structural flexibility of simple copper(I) complexes, such as cuprous halides is covered, including numerous structural motifs that, when combined with different ligand systems, exhibit linear, trigonal planar or tetrahedral geometries. This work is an essential reference for inorganic and coordination chemists, as well as researchers working on catalysis, anticancer reagents, luminescence, fluorescence and photophysical aspects. Review A comprehensive guide to recent advances on the copper(I) chemistry of phosphines and bisphosphines and their utility in various applications From the Back Cover Copper(I) Chemistry of Phosphines, Functionalized Phosphines and Phosphorus Heterocycles A comprehensive guide to recent advances on copper(I) chemistry of phosphines and bisphosphines, and their utility in various applications. Edited by Maravanji S. Balakrishna Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India Copper(I) Complexes of Phosphines and Bisphosphines, Functionalized Phosphines and Phosphorus Heterocycles is a comprehensive guide to one of the most widely used and extensively studied metals: copper. The numerous practical applications of copper compounds are discussed, including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, and use as fungicides, pesticides, pigments for paints, resins and glasses, and in high-temperature superconductors. The remarkable structural flexibility of simple copper(I) complexes such as cuprous halides is covered, including numerous structural motifs which when combined with different ligand systems exhibit linear, trigonal planar or tetrahedral geometries. This work is an essential reference for inorganic and coordination chemists, as well as researchers working on catalysis, anticancer reagents, luminescence, fluorescence and photophysical aspects. Discusses the properties of copper and similarities to noble metals, such as corrosion resistance, high thermal and electrical conductivity and rich coordination chemistry Includes the copper(I) coordination chemistry of tertiary phosphines, bisphosphines and phosphines containing other donor atoms and their potential application in catalysis, biosystems and photochemical areas Features a discussion of the rich photochemistry exhibited by some mixed-ligand copper(I) complexes (phosphines with heteroaromatic ligands) which can exhibit cuprophilic interactions, photoluminescence and thermochromic properties About the Editor Maravanji S. Balakrishna has been teaching inorganic chemistry since 1996 and currently is Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He has published more than 170 papers in international journals on phosphorus-based ligands and their metal complexes and various applications. Dr. Balakrishnas research interests include main group chemistry, coordination and organometallic chemistry of mono-, bis-, tris- and polyphosphines, and functionalized phosphines, homogeneous catalysis, and anticancer studies. Related Elsevier Titles Crichton & Louro, Practical Approaches to Biological Inorganic Chemistry, January 2013, 9780444563514 Crichton, Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd ed., February 2012, 9780444537829 El-Ichiro Ochiai, Bioinorganic Chemistry, July 2008, 9780120887569 About the Author Maravanji S. Balakrishna has been teaching inorganic chemistry since 1996 and currently is Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He has published more than 170 papers in international journals on phosphor