Synthesis and structural characterization of imido-lanthanide complexes with a metal-nitrogen multiple bond.
Treatment of an amido-ytterbium complex with n-BuLi leads to the isolation and structural characterization of a mixed amido-imido-ytterbium or imido-ytterbium complex, respectively, depending upon the molar ratios of the reactants; the Yb-N distance and the linearity of the imido N atom strongly suggest the presence of a formal Yb=N multiple bond in these novel complexes.
Department of Chemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
Hoi-Shan
HS
Chan
Hung-Wing
HW
Li
Zuowei
Z
Xie
D007094:Imides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
D007094:Imides; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements; D009942:Organometallic Compounds