Alkoxides with polydentate alcohols: synthesis and structure of [Y(OC2H4OMe)3]10, a hydrocarbon soluble cyclic decamer

• DOI: 10.1039/c39890001846
• Publication Date: 2004-04-01T08:47:38Z
• Authors: Olivier Poncelet; Liliane G. Hubert...; Jean-Claude Daran; R. Astier
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Compound [Y(OC2H4OMe)3]10 was obtained either by direct attack on yttrium turnings 2-methoxyethanol in toluene or alcoholysis of Y5O(OPri)13; its X-ray structure analysis reveals a centrosymmetric cyclic arrangement 10 atoms, each these being hepta-co-ordinated.