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Synthesis of bis(η-1,3,5-tri-t-butylbenzene) sandwich complexes of yttrium(0) and gadolinium(0); the X-ray crystal structure of the first authentic lanthanide(0) complex, [Gd(η-But3C6H3)2]

John G. Brennan, F. Geoffrey N. Cloke, Ausama A. Sameh, A. Zalkin

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1987 · 97 citations · 0 references

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Natural SciencesChemistryCrystal StructureInorganic ChemistrySolid-state ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystallographyLanthanide ChemistryTransition Metal ComplexesX-ray CrystallographyCrystal Structure AnalysisLanthanide ComplexesLanthanide Coordination ChemistrySandwich ComplexesSandwich Structure AnalysisSandwich Structures

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The vapours of yttrium and gadolinium react with 1,3,5-tri-t-butylbenzene to afford the metal(0) complexes [(M(η-But3C6H3)2], M = Y, Gd; the X-ray crystal structure of the gadolinium complex shows the molecule to possess the parallel ring sandwich structure.

Synthesis of bis(η-1,3,5-tri-t-butylbenzene) sandwich complexes of yttrium(0) and gadolinium(0); the X-ray crystal structure of the first authentic lanthanide(0) complex, [Gd(η-Bu<sup>t</sup><sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]

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