title: Bis[6-meth-oxy-2-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)iminiometh-yl]phenolate-κO]tris-(nitrato-κO,O')ytterbium(III) monohydrate.
abstract: The crystal structure of title compound, [Yb(NO(3))(3)(C(15)H(15)NO(2))(2)]·H(2)O, contains two Schiff base 2-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)imino-meth-yl]-6-methoxy-phenol (HL) ligands, three independent nitrate ions that chelate to the ytterbium(III) ion in an O,O'-bidentate manner and an uncoordinated water mol-ecule. The coordination number of the Yb(III) ion is eight. The HL ligands chelate with a strong Yb-O(phenolate) bond and a weak Yb-O(meth-oxy) contact. The latter augments the coordination polyhedron to give a YbO(10) bicapped square antiprism. Classical inter-molecular O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds as well as weak C-H⋯O contacts contribute to the stability of the structure.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, People's Republic of China, and College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jia-Lu
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guo-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Zhao