Abstract: | The title complex, Ph2NC(NCy)2]3Yb·2PhCH3 is a monomer with a six‐coordinate ytterbium center ligated by six nitrogen atoms of three chelating bidentate guanidinate ligands. The coordination geometry around the lanthanide ion is best described as a distorted trigonal prism. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |