title: Synthesis and crystal structure of the first lanthanide complex of N-confused porphyrin with an eta2 agostic C-H interaction.
abstract: The reaction of Ln[N(SiMe3)2]3.[LiCl(THF)3](x)(Ln = Yb and Er) with N-confused tetraphenylporphyrin (H2NCTPP) followed by Na(L(OMe))(L(OMe)=(eta5-C5H5)Co[P(=O)(OMe)2]) gives (NCTPP)Ln(L(OMe)), whose X-ray structures exhibit an eta2 agostic interaction between the metal centre and the inner C-H bond of the NCTPP ligand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Luminescence Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xunjin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wai-Kwok
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Wing-Kit
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Wai-Yeung
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Wong