The “Wanderlust” of Me3Si groups in rare-earth triple-decker complexes: a combined experimental and computational study†‡
Abstract
The migration of Me3Si groups (“Wanderlust”) in rare-earth triple-decker sandwich complexes of the type Ln2(COT′′)3 (COT′′ = bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclooctatetraenyl) has been elucidated by a combined experimental and computational study. For the first time, two isomers of a Ln2(COT′′)3 triple-decker have been isolated and characterized in the case of Y2(COT′′)3.
- This article is part of the themed collection: New molecules and materials from the f-block