title: Bis(1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dionato-kappa2O,O'){hydrotris[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazol-1-yl]borato}praseodymium(III): another member of an unpredictable series.
abstract: Reaction of praseodymium(III) chloride with stoichometric quantities of dibenzoylmethane (Hdbm) and hydrotris[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazol-1-yl]borate (Tp 2py) affords the title complex, [Pr(C24H19BN9)(C15H11O4)2]. The lanthanide ion in this ternary complex exhibits an N6O4 ten-coordinate geometry arising from the five bidentate arms found on the anionic ligands. The structure is entirely different from those found in other lanthanide complexes with the same ligand set.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, England.
authors.forename: Graham M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ward