The first neutral, mononuclear 4f metal thiolates and new methods for corresponding aryl oxides and bis(trimethylsilyl)amides

Cetinkaya B.Hitchcock P.B.Lappert M.F.Smith R.G.2024-08-042024-08-0419920022-4936https://doi.org/10.1039/C39920000932https://hdl.handle.net/11616/90428The first neutral, mononuclear 4f thiolates, [Sm(SAr)3] 1 and [Yb(SAr)2(dme)2] 2, have been prepared, and X-ray characterised [<Sm-S> 2.645(9) Å, <Yb-S> 2.756(8) Å], 1 from [Sm(CHR?2)3] + 3ArSH and 2 from [Yb(NR?2)2(dme)2] [obtained from Yb + Sn(NR?2)2]; 1 was not readily accessible from ArSH and Yb in liquid NH3, although replacing ArSH by Ar?OH yielded [Yb(OAr?)2(thf)3] [Ar = C6H 2But3-2,4,6; Ar? = C6H 2But2-2,6-Me-4; R? = SiMe 3? dme = (MeOCH2)2, thf = OC 4H8].eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess[No Keyword]The first neutral, mononuclear 4f metal thiolates and new methods for corresponding aryl oxides and bis(trimethylsilyl)amidesArticle1393293410.1039/C399200009322-s2.0-37049078301N/A