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Organocopper chemistry
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<p>Organocopper chemistry is the study of the physical properties, reactions, and synthesis of organocopper compounds, which are <a href="/facts/Organometallic_compounds/bhqFz2P0">organometallic compounds</a> containing a <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">carbon</a> to <a href="/facts/Copper/I8PEE8oX">copper</a> <a href="/facts/Chemical_bond/ArNUMnIB">chemical bond</a>. They are <a href="/facts/Reagents/c3GLInCu">reagents</a> in <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>. </p><p>The first organocopper compound, the explosive <a href="/facts/Copper(I)_acetylide/SJeUHJQJ">copper(I) acetylide</a> Cu2C2 (Cu+[−C≡C−]Cu+), was synthesized by <a href="/facts/Rudolf_Christian_B%C3%B6ttger/caLJWXKU">Rudolf Christian Böttger</a> in 1859 by passing <a href="/facts/Acetylene/yaDh6cmJ">acetylene</a> gas through a solution of <a href="/facts/Copper(I)_chloride/L8RgsAhF">copper(I) chloride</a>: </p> C2H2 + 2 CuCl → Cu2C2 + 2 HCl