title: Cerium masquerading as a group 4 element: synthesis, structure and computational characterisation of [CeCl(N(SiMe3)2)3].
abstract: Oxidation of the three-coordinate cerium amide [Ce(N-(SiMe3)2)3] with TeCl4 in toluene solution yields purple, diamagnetic [CeCl(N(SiMe3)2)3], whose structure has been examined by X-ray crystallographic and computational methods.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Structure et de Dynamique des Systèmes Moléculaires et Solides (CNRS UMR 5636), CC 14, Université de Montepellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France. odile.eisenstein@lsd.univ-montp2.fr
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eisenstein
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hulkes
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lappert
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maron