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A broad range of organocopper intermediates in different aggregation states is characterized by electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry, which provides valuable information on these fluxional species. To complement the mass spectrometric data, electrical conductivity measurements and theoretical calculations are employed. Light is shed on the solution-phase composition of diverse organocuprates and the intermediates derived from them.

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Aliaksei Putau was awarded his first degree (Master´s) by the University of Cambridge in 2008. A PhD degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich followed in 2012. Currently a member of Prof. K. Koszinowski´s research group at the University of Göttingen, the author is further pursuing his interest in reactive organometallic intermediates.

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