title: A base-free synthetic route to anti-bimetallic lanthanide pentalene complexes.
abstract: We report the synthesis and structural characterisation of three homobimetallic complexes featuring divalent lanthanide metals (Ln = Yb, Eu and Sm) bridged by the silylated pentalene ligand [1,4-{SiiPr3}2C8H4]2-(= Pn†). Magnetic measurements and cyclic voltammetry have been used to investigate the extent of intermetallic communication in these systems, in the context of molecular models for organolanthanide based conducting materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK. f.g.cloke@sussex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alexander F R
authors.initials: AFR
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
authors.forename: F Geoffrey N
authors.initials: FGN
authors.lastname: Cloke