Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the π-Complex 5CuCl⋅Si(O–CH2–CH=CH2)4

This paper discusses the results of synthesis and X-ray diffraction analysis (DARCH single crystal diffractometer, MoKα radiation) of a π-complex of copper(I) chloride with tetraallyloxysilane 5CuCl⋅Si(O–CH2–CH=CH2)4 (space group P4/n, a = 13.813(2), c = 5.9424(7) Å, Z = 2). Structural data for other olefin complexes of copper(I) are used to analyze the structural effect of the restricted disordering of the guest molecule with conservation of the high general symmetry of the structure introduced by the olefin molecule.