S. Shibata, K. Iijima, S. Kimura
Oct 1, 1985
Citations
0
Influential Citations
24
Citations
Journal
Journal of Molecular Structure
Abstract
Abstract The molecular structure of tris(dipivaloylmethanato)erbium has been determined by gas-phase electron diffraction. The experimental data are consistent with a monomeric trigonal prismatic structure. The structural parameters are as follows: ra(ErO) = 2.218 ± 0.005, ra(CO) = 1.274 ± 0.004, ra(CCring) = 1.405 ± 0.006, ra(CCtext) = 1.513 ± 0.014, ra(CCmeth) = 1.550 ± 0.006 A, and ∠OErO = 75.0 ± 0.5°. The folding of the ligand about the OO axis is 22.2 ± 1.5°, and the t-butyl groups rotate freely.