Complexes [PPh
3Cu(Tr
Mes,Me)] (
1), [PPh
3Cu(Tr
Me,o-Py)] (
2), and [PPh
3Cu(Br
Mespz
o-Py)] (
3) (Tr
Mes,Me = hydrotris[1,4-dihydro-3-methyl-4-mesityl-5-thioxo-1,2,4-triazolyl]borate; Tr
Me,o-Py = hydrotris[1,4-dihydro-4-methyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-5-thioxo-1,2,4-triazolyl]borate; Br
Mespz
o-Py = hydro[bis(thioxotriazolyl)-3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolyl]borate; PPh
3 = triphenylphosphine) were synthesized by the reaction of dinuclear complexes [Cu(Tr
Mes,Me)]
2, [Cu(Tr
Me,o-Py)]
2, [Cu(Br
Mespz
o-Py)]
2,and PPh
3.
1-
3 were characterized by
1H,
13C, and
31P NMR spectroscopy and ESI-mass spectrometry. Crystalstructure analyses were performed for
1 and
2. Both complexes crystallize in the triclinic
P space group with themetal in a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry (S
3P coordination) bound by a
3-S
3 ligand and a PPh
3 molecule.The solution molecular structures were investigated by means of variable-temperature (210-310 K, CDCl
3,
1-
2;200-310 K, CD
2Cl
2,
3) and NOESY NMR spectroscopy. The solution structures of
1-
2 are in accordance with theX-ray structures, and the complexes do not exhibit fluxional behavior. On the other hand,
3 is subject to an equilibriumbetween two species with a coalescing temperature of ~260 K. DFT geometry optimizations suggest that themajor species of
3 consists of the Br
Mespz
o-Py ligand bound to Cu(I) in the
3-S
2H fashion with two C=S groupsand a [Cu···H-B] interaction. A PPh
3 completes the copper coordination (S
2HP coordination). The complex [TuCu(Tr
Mes,Me)] (
4) (Tu = thiourea) was crystallized using an excess of Tu with respect to [Cu(Tr
Me,2-Py)]
2 (approximatelya 6:1 ratio). The metal adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry with an overall S
3H coordination determined by thebound
3-S
2H ligand (two C=S groups and a [B-H···Cu] interaction) and by a Tu. The reactivity of dinuclearcomplexes [Cu(Tr
Mes,Me)]
2, [Cu(Tr
Me,o-Py)]
2, and [Cu(Br
Mespz
o-Py)]
2 with monodentate ligands was investigated bymeans of NMR titrations with PPh
3, Tu. and pyridine (Py), and formation constants for the adducts [DCu(L)] (D =monodentate donor, L = tripodal ligand) were determined.