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Divalent Ytterbium Boratabenzene Complex (C₅H₅BNPh₂)₂Yb(THF)₂: Synthesis, Structure, and Solvent-Mediated Redox Transformation

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posted on 2008-08-11, 00:00 authored by Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen, Guoping Wang, Guangyu Li, Wei Xia

The boratabenzene derivative of divalent ytterbium complex (C₅H₅BNPh₂)₂Yb(THF)₂ (1) was synthesized and characterized. Reaction of 1 with α-diimine PhNC(Me)C(Me)NPh in toluene afforded a trivalent ytterbium complex, [C₅H₅BNPh₂]₂Yb[PhNC(Me)C(Me)NPh] (2), which was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The redox process is solvent sensitive and reversible.