| Abstract: | (C5H4SiMe2tBu)2LnnBu reacted with 1 equiv. of elemental sulfur in toluene at ambient temperature to yield the corresponding lanthanocene thiolates [(C5H4SiMe2tBu)2Ln(m-SnBu)]2 (Ln = Y (1), Er (2)). Complexes 1 and 2 have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, mass spectros- copy and X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. Both complexes are of monoclinic with space group P21/c, formula C52H94S2Si4Y2 1 (C52H94S2Si4Er2 2) Mr = 1073.57 (1230.27), a = 8.495(2) (8.41(2)), b = 26.913(8) (26.67(7)), c = 13.756(4) (13.68(4)) (A), α = 90(90), β = 101.184(5) (101.57(4)), γ = 90 (90)°, V = 3085.1(15) (3007(14))(A)3, Dc = 1.156 (1.359) g·cm-3, Z = 2 (2), F(000) = 1144 (1260), μ = 2.046 (2.951) cm-1, R = 0.0687 (0.0749) and wR = 0.1306 (0.1507) for observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). X-ray structures of 1 and 2 definitively prove that only one sulfur atom is inserted into the Ln-C(nBu) bond, forming a thiolate ligand. |
