Tris(thiocyanato-κN)tris(triphenylphosphine oxide-κO) terbium(III)

Lam N. Pham, Anthony T. Thames, Frankie D. White, Kang Rui Xiang, Richard E. Sykora

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Abstract

The title compound, [Tb(NCS)3(C18H15OP)3], contains a six-coordinate TbII cation surrounded by three O-bound triphenylphosphine oxide ligands and three N-bound thiocyanate ligands, each in a fac arrangement. There are two crystallographically unique TbIII atoms in the asymmetric unit. One TbIII atom resides on a threefold rotation axis, while the other has no imposed crystallographic symmetry. The thiocyanate ligands are bound through N atoms, illustrating the hard-hard bonding principles of metal complex chemistry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)m1531
JournalActa Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online
Volume68
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences0846680

    Keywords

    • R factor = 0.026
    • T = 180 K
    • data-to-parameter ratio = 15.5
    • mean ω(C-C) = 0.006 Å
    • single-crystal X-ray study
    • wR factor = 0.056

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