Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of an unexpected neutral oxalate-bridged ytterbium(III) porphyrinate dimer
Abstract
Treatment of )3], generated in situ, in refluxing bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether solution, yielded the unexpected neutral oxalate-bridged dimer, [YbIII(tpp)(CH3OCH2CH2OCH3)]2(μ-η2∶η2-O2CCO2) 1, the structure of which was ascertained by