New reactions of beta-diketiminatolanthanoid complexes: sterically induced self-deprotonation of beta-diketiminato ligands.
Attempted synthesis of sterically demanding bis- or tris-beta-diketiminato complexes of lanthanoids resulted in ligand deprotonation and the formation of complexes containing both a "normal" and a deprotonated ligand; one of these on protonation gave the first cationic beta-diketiminato-Ln complex.
Hitchcock
Peter B
PB
The Chemistry Department, University of Sussex, Brighton, UKBN1 9QJ.
Lappert
Michael F
MF
Protchenko
Andrey V
AV