Selective Protonation of the YC Bond in Trinuclear Yttrium Alkyl–Hydrido Clusters and Formation of the Cationic Polyhydrido Core

Abstract

Lanthanide alkyl–hydrido clusters [(Ap*Ln)3(μ2-H)3(μ3-H)2(CH2SiMe3) (thf)2] (Ln=Er, Yb) have been synthesized. The reaction occurs selectively through protonolysis of the YC bond and results in the formation of the cationic trinuclear hydrido complex [(Ap*Y)3(μ2-H)3(μ3-H)2(thf)3][B(C6F5)4] (see scheme; Y green, H red, O pink, N blue, C gray). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.