%0 Generic %A García-Rodríguez, Raúl %A Simmonds, Hayley R. %A Wright, Dominic S. %D 2014 %T Formation of a Heterometallic AlIII/SmIII Complex Involving a Novel [EtAl(2-py)2O]2– Ligand (2-py = 2‑Pyridyl) %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Formation_of_a_Heterometallic_Al_sup_III_sup_Sm_sup_III_sup_Complex_Involving_a_Novel_EtAl_2_py_sub_2_sub_O_sup_2_sup_Ligand_2_py_2_Pyridyl_/2223409 %R 10.1021/om5009132.s002 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/3859336 %K novel multifunctional dianionic ligand %K EtAl %K formation %K Sm %K heterobimetallic sandwich compounds %X Controlled O2 oxidation of the Sm­(II) sandwich compound [{EtAl­(2-py)3}2­Sm] (1a) gives the Sm­(III)/Al­(III) compound [{EtAl­(2-py)3}­{EtAl­(2-py)2O}­Sm]2 (2), containing the novel multifunctional dianionic ligand [EtAl­(2-py)2­O]2–. The formation of an O-bridged Al-O-Sm arrangement in the structure of 2 is potentially relevant to the catalytic epoxidation of styrene with dry air using heterobimetallic sandwich compounds like 1a. %I ACS Publications