title: Tris{2-meth-oxy-6-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)iminiometh-yl]phenolate-κO,O'}tris-(thio-cyanato-κN)lanthanum(III).
abstract: In the title compound, [La(NCS)(3)(C(15)H(15)NO(2))(3)], the metal centre is nine-coordinated by six O atoms from three zwitterionic Schiff base 2-meth-oxy-6-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)iminio-meth-yl]phenolate (L) ligands and three terminal N atoms of the thio-cyanate ions in a monocapped square-anti-prismatic environment. The L ligands chelate the La(III) ion with strong La-O(deprotonated phenolic) bonds [2.435 (3)-2.464 (3) Å] and significantly longer La-O(meth-oxy) bonds [2.801 (3)-2.831 (3) Å]. The La-N bond lengths range from 2.541 (4) to 2.605 (4) Å.
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: Jin-Bei
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jia-Lu
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guo-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Zhao