The title compound, [Cu(2)(C(14)H(10)Cl(2)NO(2))(4)(C(2)H(6)OS)(2)], comprises a Cu(II) (2) core that is quadruply bridged by four carboxyl-ate ligands with the dimethyl sulfoxide ligands binding along the Cu⋯Cu axis. The four carboxyl-ate ligands bind in a bidentate syn-syn bridging mode. Mol-ecules reside on crystallographic inversion centres bis-ecting the mid-point of the Cu⋯Cu axis. There ...

In the title dinuclear complex, [Cu(2)(C(8)H(7)O(2))(4)(C(2)H(5)OH)(2)], four 2-methyl-benzoato anions form a cage around two Cu(II) ions in a syn-anti configuration. Two ethanol mol-ecules coordinate the Cu atoms in apical positions, giving an overall square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The Cu⋯Cu separation is 2.600 (1) Å. In the crystal, mol-ecules are assembled into chains extending in [...

Two selective and sensitive reagents, 2-acetylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (2-APT) and 3-acetylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (3-APT) were used for the spectrophotometric determination of Cu(II). Both reagents gave yellowish Cu(II) complex at a pH range of 8.0-10.0. Beer's law was obeyed for Cu(II)-2-APT and Cu(II)-3-APT in the concentration range of 0.16-1.3 and 0.44-1.05 µg/mL, respectively. The mo...

Cu salts have been found to promote the cycloaddition reaction of sydnones and terminal alkynes, providing significant reduction in reaction times. Specifically, the use of Cu(OTf)2 is found to provide 1,3-disubstituted pyrazoles, whereas simply switching the promoter system to Cu(OAc)2 allows the corresponding 1,4-isomers to be produced. The mechanism of the Cu-effect in each case has been inv...

The title compound, [Cu(2)(C(31)H(30)Cl(2)N(4)O(4))Cl(2)]·CH(3)CN, was synthesized by cyclo-condensation between N,N'-bis-(2-fur-yl)-N,N'-bis-(3-formyl-5-chloro-salicylaldehyde)ethyl-enediamine and 1,3-diamino-propane in the presence of Cu(II) ions. It is an unsymmetrical dinuclear Cu(II) complex. The coordination geometry for each Cu(II) atom can be discribed as distorted square-pyramidal. The...

The title compound, [Cu(3)(C(6)H(18)NSi(2))(C(9)H(24)N(3)Si(2))(2)], is a trinuclear Cu(I) complex. A crystallographic twofold axis passes through one Cu(I) atom and the N atom of the bis-(trimethyl-silyl)amide ligand that bridges between the other two Cu(I) atoms. The Cu-Cu bonds bridged by the guanadinate ligands [2.7913 (9) Å] are slightly longer than the Cu-Cu bond bridged by the bis-(trime...

The formation of (TiO(2))(x)(Cu(2)O)(y) solid-solutions is investigated using a global optimization evolutionary algorithm. First-principles calculations based on density functional theory are then used to gain insight into the electronic properties of these alloys. We find that: (i) Ti and Cu in (TiO(2))(x)(Cu(2)O)(y) alloys have similar local environments as in bulk TiO(2) and Cu(2)O except f...

Four di-Cu(II)-substituted sandwich-type germanomolybdates, (H(2)en)(2)H(7){[Na(0.5)(H(2)O)(3.5)](2)[Cu(2)(β-Y-GeMo(9)O(33))(2)]}·6H(2)O (1), (H(2)en)(2)H{[Na(2.5)(H(2)O)(12)](2)[Cu(en)(2)][Cu(2)(β-Y-GeMo(9)O(33))(2)]}·8H(2)O (2), [Na(4)(H(2)O)(12)](2)H(4)[Cu(2)(β-Y-GeMo(9)O(33))(2)]}·11H(2)O (3) and [Cu(en)(2)](2)[Cu(en)(2)(H(2)O)](2){[Cu(en)(2)](2)[Cu(2)(β-Y-GeMo(9)O(33))(2)]}·8H(2)O (4) (en ...

This study was conducted to examine whether Cu could exert its growth-promoting effect when injected, rather than being fed, and thus bypass the gastrointestinal tract. In two 18-d experiments, pigs were injected every 2 d with a Cu histidinate or histidine solution. Amounts of Cu injected were calculated to simulate varying absorption rates in pigs fed 250 ppm of dietary Cu. In Exp. 1, 44 pigs...

Experimental evidence shows that small Cu(2)O nanoparticles exhibit ferromagnetic or paramagnetic properties, allowing for the promising possibility to recycle the catalyst Cu(2)O easily in wastewater treatment. In this paper, theoretical calculation studying the magnetic property of copper/oxide clusters is reported. A series of Cu(m)O(n) ((m, n) = (4, 1); (4, 2); (4, 5); (16, 15); (28, 15); (...