Anion dependant self-assembly and the first X-ray structure of a neutral homoleptic lanthanide salen complex Tb4(salen)6

Xiaoping Yang, Richard A. Jones, Rick W K WONG

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Abstract

Reaction of H2salen (H2L) with Tb(OAc) 3·4H2O (3: 2) in MeOH-MeCN under reflux gave homoleptic Tb4L6 (1) in 40% yield; in contrast, similar reactions of Tb(NO3)3·6H2O and LnCl 3·6H2O (Ln = Tb, Nd and Yb) gave [TbL(NO 3)(MeOH)]2(μ-H2L) (2) and [LnL(Cl)(MeOH)]2(μ-H2L) (Ln = Tb (3), Nd (4) and Yb (5); H2L = N,N′-ethylenebis(salicylideneimine)).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3266-3268
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Catalysis
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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