Dinuclear alkynyllanthanoid(ii) dications with pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl or tri-tert-butyldiphosphacyclopentadienyl counter ions†
Abstract
Reaction of [Yb(CpPh5)(CCPh)(thf)]2 (CpPh5 = pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl), prepared from Yb(C
CPh)2 and HCpPh5 or Yb metal, HgPh(C
CPh) and HCpPh5, with a controlled amount of
CPh)2, P
CBut and dig, yield the unusual organolanthanoid(II) dicationic complexes [Yb(C
CPh)(dig)(thf)2]2[CpPh5]2·4thf and [Eu(C
CPh)(dig)2]2[P2C3But3]2 respectively.