Abstract: | Tricyclopentadienyl Cerium (IV) chloride and bisindenyl cerium (IV) dichloride have been treated with sodium salts of the appropriate carboxylic acids in benzene or tetrahydrofuran medium to give (C5H3)3 Ce(R) and (C9H7)2Ce(R)2 wherein R is HCOO, CH3COO, C2H5COO, C3H7COO and C6H5COO. The infrared spectra, thermal stabilities and other characteristics of the above compounds have been studied and reported. |