M. Niemeyer
May 1, 2000
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Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie
Abstract
Novel Synthesis of a Lanthanide Trialkyl – Characterization and Crystal Structure of Yb(CH2tBu)3(thf)2 The solvated ytterbium alkyl Yb(CH2tBu)3(thf)2 (1) was obtained in moderate yield from the reaction of ytterbium metal with neopentyl iodide. Ruby-red air-sensitive crystals of 1 were characterized by melting point, elemental analysis, IR, NMR, and UV/Vis spectroscopy and by X-ray crystallography. In the solid state the ytterbium atom shows a trigonal bipyramidal coordination with the neopentyl groups and the THF ligands occupying equatorial and axial positions, respectively.