Tetraphenylpentalenide organolanthanide complexes.
Nicholas J KatzerMandeep KaurAsmita SenRupal NimaiyarJochen AutschbachPolly L ArnoldUlrich HintermairPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2024)
The D 2h symmetrical 1,3,4,6-tetraphenylpentalenide is an excellent ligand for the stabilisation of strongly coloured bis(pentalenide) Ln III sandwich complexes. These easily accessible compounds complement previously reported lanthanide organometallics and provide new opportunities to understand the roles of the f-orbitals in electronic structure and bonding.