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Isomorphism of Tris(cyclopentadienyl)lutetium( III ) and Tris(cyclopentadienyl)scandium( III ): An Unexpected Consequence of the Lanthanoid Contraction
Author(s) -
Eggers Stefan H.,
Schultze Holger,
Kopf Jürgen,
Fischer R. Dieter
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198606561
Subject(s) - scandium , lutetium , lanthanide , cyclopentadienyl complex , tris , chemistry , lanthanide contraction , contraction (grammar) , stereochemistry , isomorphism (crystallography) , crystallography , crystal structure , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , yttrium , biochemistry , ion , catalysis , oxide
Not the structure of a lanthanoid( III ) homologue resembles that of Cp 3 Lu(CpC 5 H 5 ), but rather that of the corresponding Sc compound. This supports the old contention that not La, but Lu should be placed in group 3A (se, Y…) of the periodic system.