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Bonding analysis in ytterbium(ii) distannyl and related tetryls

Dalton Transactions, ISSN: 1477-9234, Vol: 50, Issue: 40, Page: 14273-14284
2021
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The syntheses of the ytterbium(ii) distannyl [Yb{Sn(SiMe)}·(thf)] (Yb-Sn) and of its digermyl analogue [Yb{Ge(SiMe)}·(thf)] (Yb-Ge) are presented. The compounds were characterised by multinuclear high-resolution solution NMR spectroscopy, includingYb NMR, and by X-ray diffraction crystallography. The bonding and electronic properties of the two complexes, along with those of the known ytterbium(ii) disilyl derivative [Yb{Si(SiMe)}·(thf)] (Yb-Si) and those of the congeneric calcium distannyl [Ca{Sn(SiMe)}·(thf)] (Ca-Sn), were investigated in detail by DFT calculations. This analysis points at a primarily ionic Yb-tetrel bonding, with a small covalent contribution, attributed principally to the 5d(Yb) participation. This weak covalent character is found to be larger for the distannylYb-Snthan for its lighter Si- and Ge-derivatives. The covalent component is also found to be greater inYb-Snthan inCa-Sn, due to the availability of the 5d(Yb) orbitals for bonding.

Bibliographic Details

Chapple, Peter M; Cartron, Julien; Hamdoun, Ghanem; Cordier, Marie; Kahlal, Samia; Oulyadi, Hassan; Carpentier, Jean-François; Saillard, Jean-Yves; Sarazin, Yann

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Chemistry

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