Copper hydride

Copper hydride
IUPAC name Copper hydride
Identifiers
PubChem	3335333
ChemSpider	2582262 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES [CuH]
InChI InChI=1S/Cu.H Y Key: JJFLDSOAQUJVBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
Properties
Molecular formula	HCu
Molar mass	64.55 g mol−1
Exact mass	63.937426111 g mol-1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Copper hydride (CuH) is a binary compound of hydrogen and copper. The Cu-H bond is weak and therefore the compound when formed is unstable.^[1][2] The reaction of copper(II) sulfate and sodium hypophosphite with some sulfuric acid gives a red-colored precipitate. By heating the precipitate it decomposes to metallic copper and hydrogen gas. The X-ray structure has been reported.^[3] As the triphenyl phosphine adduct called Stryker's reagent it is a reagent in organic chemistry.

References

1. ^ Hydrides of the Main-Group Metals: New Variations on an Old Theme Simon Aldridge , Anthony J. Downs Chem. Rev., 2001, 101 (11), pp 3305–3366 doi:10.1021/cr960151d
2. ^ Laboratory Methods of Inorganic Chemistry Wilhelm Biltz Heinrich
3. ^ The crystal structure of copper hydride J. A. Goedkoop and A. F. Andresen Acta Cryst. (1955). 8, 118-119 doi:10.1107/S0365110X55000480