Two luminescent mix-capped trinuclear copper(I) acetylide complexes, [Cu
3(
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-dppm)
3(
3-
1-C
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CC
6H
4OMe-
p)(
3-
1-C
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CC
6H
4OEt-
p)]PF
6 (
1) and [Cu
3(
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-dppm)
3(
3-
1-C
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CC
6H
4OMe-
p)(
2-
1-C
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CC
6H
4NO
2-
p)]PF
6 (
2), have been synthesized and their photophysical andelectrochemical properties studied. The X-ray crystal structures of
1 and
2 have also beendetermined.