title: A scandium terminal imido complex: synthesis, structure and DFT studies.
abstract: The first rare earth metal terminal imido complex has been isolated and structurally characterized. The complex has an extremely short M-N bond length and a nearly linear M-N-C angle. DFT studies showed two p orbitals of N(imido) atom form two bonds with two d orbitals of rare earth metal ion.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Erli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yuxue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yaofeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012538:Scandium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007094:Imides; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012538:Scandium