A new method for the synthesis of Ln(η6-C6Me6) (AlCl4)3(Ln = Nd, Sm, Gd, Yb), and the X-ray crystal structure of Yb(η6-C6Me6) (AlCl4)3·MeC6H5

Revised effective ionic radii and systematic studies of interatomic distances in halides and chalcogenides

R. D. Shannon · Acta Crystallographica Section A · 1976 · 64.8K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +17

Preparation of anhydrous lanthanide halides, especially iodides

Moddie D. Taylor, C.P. Carter · Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry · 1962 · 564 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +11

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^t₃C₆H₃)₂]

John G. Brennan, F. Geoffrey N. Cloke, Ausama A. Sameh et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1987 · 97 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Crystal Structure +14

On the stability and bonding in bis(η-arene)ianthanide complexes

David M. Anderson, F. Geoffrey N. Cloke, P. A. Cox et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1989 · 92 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +17

Sm(.eta.6-C6Me6)(.eta.2-AlCl4)3: the first structure of a rare earth complex with a neutral .pi.-ligand

F. Albert Cotton, Willi Schwotzer · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1986 · 84 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Crystal Structure +10