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12-Co-ordinated crown ether complex of lanthanum; X-ray crystal structure

Mary E. Harman, F. A. Hart, Michael B. Hursthouse, Gerard P. Moss, Paul R. Raithby

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1976 · 65 citations · 0 references

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Natural SciencesChemistryCrystal StructureInorganic ChemistrySolid-state ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCrystal ChemistryMetal-ligand BondingTransition Metal ComplexesX-ray CrystallographyX-ray DiffractionCrown Ether-based MaterialsLanthanide BondingLanthanide ComplexesLanthanide Coordination ChemistryLanthanide Crown Ether ComplexesLanthanide Electronic StructureSingle-crystal DiffractionSingle-crystal X-ray Diffraction

Abstract

A single-crystal X-ray study of trinitrato-cis,syn,cis-2,5,8,15,18,21-hexaoxatricyclo[20,4,0, 09,14]hexacosanelanthanum shows the metal ion to be co-ordinated to six polyether oxygen atoms and three bidentate nitrate ions; structural parameters are discussed.