Abstract
The neutral, T-shaped complex CuI(PN−PtBu) (2), featuring a dearomatized 2,6-bis(diphosphino)pyridine (PNP)-pincer ligand, is shown to interact rapidly with electrophiles. This has enabled the synthesis of acetato complex 3. Furthermore, C−C bond formation onto the deprotonated methylene-bridgehead carbon is observed with MeOTf as the electrophile. This represents the first case of
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