title: Amido-stabilized rare-earth metal mixed methyl methylidene complexes.
abstract: Donor(thf)-induced tetramethylaluminate cleavage of Ln(AlMe(4))(2)(NSiMe(3)Ar(iPr)) as well as the reaction of (LnMe(3))(n) (Ln = Y, Ho, Lu) with HNSiMe(3)Ar(iPr) in tetrahydrofuran affords unprecedented trinuclear rare-earth metal tetramethyl methylidene complexes which act as Schrock-type nucleophilic carbenes and methyl transfer agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: Dorothea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rauschmaier
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eichele
authors.forename: Karl W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Törnroos
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anwander