Distinct electronic structures and bonding interactions in inverse-sandwich samarium and ytterbium biphenyl complexes
Yuyuan Xiao, Xiao-Kun Zhao, Tianpin Wu, Jeffrey T. Miller, Han‐Shi Hu, Jun Li, Wenliang Huang, Paula L. Diaconescu
Abstract
Inverse-sandwich samarium and ytterbium biphenyl complexes were synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. Combined experimental and computational studies indicated that they have distinct electronic structures and bonding interactions.
Topics & Concepts
SamariumYtterbiumChemistryBiphenylCovalent bondDivalentInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryCrystallographyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryDopingOptoelectronicsLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMagnetism in coordination complexesOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis