A trivalent rare earth complex of the heavier chalcogenolates: synthesis and structural characterization of [(Py)2Yb(SeC6H5)2(µ-SeC6H5)2Li(py)2](py = pyridine)
Abstract
Structural characterization of the bimetallic complex [(py)2Yb(SeC6H5)2(µ-SeC6H5)2Li(py)2] shows that phenylselenolato ligands are sufficiently electronegative to function as the only anionic ligands in a YbIII complex.