Crystal structure of di[(μ-benzoato-O,O′)bis(η 5-methylcylopentadienyl)-ytterbium(III)]

Glen B Deacon, Catharina C Quitmann, Klaus Muller-Buschbaum, Gerd Meyer

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Abstract

Transparent orange-red crystals of [Yb(MeCp)2-(O2CPh)]2 obtained by oxidation of Yb(MeCp)2 with TI(O2CPh) in tetrahydrofuran have a dimeric structure with bridging bidentate (O,O′)-benzoate groups and eight-coordinate ytterbium.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1431-1432
Number of pages2
JournalZeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie
Volume627
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2001

Keywords

  • Benzoate
  • Crystal structure
  • Lanthanides
  • Methylcylopentadienyl
  • Ytterbium

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