π-Bonding encapsulation in aryl-substituted lanthanide selenolates: monomeric compounds with apparent low-coordinate metal atoms

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2006-10-26 DOI: 10.1039/B612182A

Abstract

Reaction of LnCl3 with KSeAr* in thf afforded the unsolvated, alkane-soluble complexes LnCl(SeAr*)2 (Ln = Nd, Pr; Ar* = 2,6-Trip2C6H3; Trip = 2,4,6-iPr3C6H2) in which the rare-earth metal cations show additional η6-π-coordination by two flanking arene rings.

Graphical abstract: π-Bonding encapsulation in aryl-substituted lanthanide selenolates: monomeric compounds with apparent low-coordinate metal atoms
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