Transition metal nitrile complexes

[Cu(MeCN)4]+, often encountered as its PF6− salt, is a common transition metal nitrile complex.

Transition metal nitrile complexes are coordination compounds containing nitrile ligands. Because nitriles are weakly basic, the nitrile ligands in these complexes are often labile.[1]

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