Investigation of the solution behavior of tri-n-butylphosphine copper(I) and silver(I) acetates using 31P{1H} NMR spectroscopy

31P{1H} NMR spectra of metal–organic [(nBu3P)mMO2CMe] (M = Cu, Ag; m = 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4) have been studied in the temperature range of 308–178 K. Exchange parameters were determined for the appropriate silver(I) complexes. Possible ligand exchange mechanisms based on dissociative and associative processes are discussed.