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Divalent lanthanide chemistru. Preparation of some four- and six-coordinate bis((trimethylsilyl)amido) complexes of europium (II). Crystal strycture of bis(bis(trimethylsilyl)amido)bis(1,2-dimethoxyethane)europium (II)

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic50216a047· OSTI ID:6604953

The yellow, hydrocarbon-soluble, divalent derivatives of europium(II) of the type ((Me/sub 3/Si)/sub 2/N)/sub 2/Eu(L)/sub 2/, where L is tetrahydrofuran or 1,2-dimethyoxyethane, and ((Me/sub 3/Si)/sub 2/N)/sub 2/Eu(bpy) have been prepared. The crystal structure of ((Me/sub 3/Si)/sub 2/N)/sub 2/Eu(MeOCH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/OMe)/sub 2/ has been determined by single-crystal x-ray diffraction methods. The crystals are monoclinic, C2/c, with cell dimensions a = 13.398 (4) A, b = 17.454 (6) A, c = 15.013 (5) A, ..beta.. = 92.91 (3)/sup 0/, and V = 3506 A/sup 3/. For Z = 4, the calculated density is 1.24 g/cm/sup 3/. The structure was refined to a conventional R factor of 0.039 by using 2259 data where F/sup 2/ > sigma(F/sup 2/). The Eu(II) atom is hexacoordinate and bonded to two nitrogen atoms of the two bis(trimethylsilyl)amido groups and to four oxygen atoms of the 1,2-dimethoxyethane ligands. The molecule has C/sub 2/ symmetry. The Eu(II)-N bond distance is 2.530 (4) and the Eu(II)-O distances are 2.634 (4) and 2.756 (4) A. The ethane carbon atoms in the 1,2-dimethoxyethane ligand are disordered.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6604953
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 20:2; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English