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Synthesis and Structure of ‘ mer ’‐Trichlorotetrakis(pyridine)ytterbium(III) Hemipyridine Solvate
Author(s) -
Deacon Glen B.,
Scott Natalie M.,
Skelton Brian W.,
White Allan H.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.200600148
Subject(s) - ytterbium , adduct , pyridine , crystallography , pentagonal bipyramidal molecular geometry , crystal structure , chemistry , stereochemistry , physics , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , laser , optics
The title compound [YbCl 3 (py) 4 ]·0.5py has been grown as single crystals by the treatment of ytterbium chunks with hexachloroethane in pyridine and characterized by a single crystal X‐ray study. It is isomorphous with the previous [LnCl 3 (py) 4 ]·0.5py array defined for Ln = La, Eu, Er, extending the ‘domain of existence’ of that form to Ln = Yb, an unexpected result given that the Ln = Y adduct with similar seven‐coordinate, pentagonal bipyramidal coordination environment, is of an unsolvated form.