STUDIES ON RARE EARTH COMPLEXES OF QUARTERNARY AMMONIUM SALT——SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF TETRAKIS-(TRIMETHYL-HEXADECYL AMMONIUM)DECANITRATO DINEODYMATE,((CH_3)_3C_(16)H_(33)N)_4Nd_2(NO_3)_(10)

A series of binuclear eleven-coordinated rare earth complexes with long chain quarternary ammonium salt have been synthesized. The general formula of the complexes may be represented by((CH_3)_3 C_(16)H_(33)N)_4Ln_2(NO_3)_(10) where Ln is La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Ga, Ho, Er or Y. The TG curve, the magnetic moment and the dissociation degree of the Nd complexes in alcoholic solution have been determined.((CH_3)_3C_(16)H_(33)N)_4 Nd,_2NO_3)_(10) was chosen as a representative of the complexes for the crystal structure determination. The crystal is monoclinic with space group P. Each Nd atom is coordinated by four terminal nitrate groups bidentately, and two Nd atoms are connected through two O atoms of the nitrate groups forming binuclear complex. Therefore, each Nd atom is surrounded by eleven oxygen atoms. The average bond length of the eleven Nd-O bond is 2.57, while the Nd-O bond length on the oxygen-bridge is 2.62.