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phenylcopper

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Also known as phenyl copper

Phenylcopper is an organometallic chemical compound of copper. Its chemical formula is , where copper is in the oxidation state of +1.

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139.968723
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canonical SMILES
C1=CC=[C-]C=C1.[Cu+]
chemical formula
C₆H₅Cu
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Phenylcopper
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Phenylcopper is an organometallic chemical compound of copper. Its chemical formula is , where copper is in the oxidation state of +1.

==Synthesis== Phenylcopper was the first known organocopper compound and was first prepared in 1923 from phenylmagnesium iodide and copper(I) iodide and in 1936 by Henry Gilman by transmetallation of phenylmagnesium iodide with copper(I) chloride.

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