Reversible luminescent reaction of amines with copper(i) cyanide

Authors

Amanda N. Ley, William & Mary
Lars E. Dunaway, William & Mary
Timothy P. Brewster, William & MaryFollow
Matthew D. Dembo, William & MaryFollow
T. David Harris, University of California, Berkeley
Franois Baril-Robert, University of MaineFollow
Xiaobo Li, University of Maine
Howard H. Patterson, University of Maine

Abstract

Copper(i) cyanide exposed to various liquid or vapor-phase amines (L) at ambient temperature produces a variety of visible photoluminescence colors via reversible formation of amine adducts. The adducts show phase matches to authentic (CuCN)Ln, n = 0.75-2.0, produced by heating CuCN with liquid amine. © 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Publication Title

Chemical Communications

Recommended Citation

Ley, A., Dunaway, L., Brewster, T., Dembo, M., Harris, T., Baril-Robert, F., Li, X., & Patterson, H. (2010). Reversible luminescent reaction of amines with copper(i) cyanide. Chemical Communications, 46 (25), 4565-4567. https://doi.org/10.1039/c002351e