Copper(I) carboxylates are important as catalysts and initiators; in enzyme modeling; as building blocks in supramolecular chemistry; in the microelectronics industry; and as potential optoelectronic materials. However, the current routes to synthesizing copper(I) carboxylates free of exogenous ligands (general formula RCOOCu) are few and challenging. Here we present progress towards the simple, high-yield, one-pot synthesis of these important and interesting compounds by the direct acid-base reaction of Cu<sub>2</sub>O with the appropriate carboxylic acid in various protic and aprotic solvents in the presence of a weak diene ligand.

Progress towards the synthesis of ligand-free copper(I) carboxylates

251st National Meeting (2016)

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