Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1993, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (3): 80-82.

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SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF [(t-BuCp)2GdCl]2

Song Shepin, Jin Songchun, Lin Yonghua, Shen Qi   

  1. Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022 Changchun
  • Received:1992-04-20 Revised:1992-06-24 Published:1993-06-10 Online:1993-06-10

Abstract: The title complex [(t-BuCp)2GdCl]2 was synthesizedby reacting anhydrous GdCl3 with sodium tert-butylcyclopentadienide in THF. The complex was characterized by elemental analysis,infrared and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The crystal of the complex as determined by an X-ray diffraetometry belongs to orthorhombic with space group Cmca,unit cell parameters a=2.3397(3),b=0.9460 (5),c=1.6473(5)nm. V=3.646(2)nm2,Dc=1.58g/cm3,Z=4. The structure was refined by least-square technique to R=0.051 for 1027 observed reflections. The molecules exist as a chlorinebridged dimer,Gd-C1 0.2771 (3)nm with tert-butylcyclopentadienyl groups being bonded in a pentahepto-fashion.

Key words: tert-butylcyclopentadienyl, organogadolinium complex, synthesis, crystal structure