Chemiluminescent reactions of bis(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)ytterbium derivatives
Abstract
The tetrahydrofuran adducts of two organoytterbium complexes, YbII(C5Me5)2(1) and Yb(III)(C5Me5)2Cl (2), exhibit chemiluminescence characteristic of YbIII species when reacted with O2 and, in the case of (1), with O2–.