Structural diversity in the borohydrido lanthanides series:First isolation and X-ray crystal structure of ionic ½SmðBH 4 Þ 2 ðTHFÞ 5 þ ½Cp Ã0 SmðBH 4 Þ 3 À
AbstractThe reaction of SmðBH 4 Þ 3 ðTHFÞ 3 with a half equivalent of KCp Ã0 ðCp Ã0 ¼ C 5 Me n 4 Pr) affords a compound comprising one Cp Ã0 ligand and three THF molecules per two Sm atoms, ½Cp Ã0 Sm 2 ðBH 4 Þ 5 ðTHFÞ 3 , according to analytical data. Crystals of penta-THF adduct 1, showing the same 1 H NMR spectrum except for the quantity of THF, could be isolated from a solution of half-samarocene Cp Ã0 SmðBH 4 Þ 2 ðTHFÞ (2). X-ray structure determination of 1 revealed an ionic compound ½SmðBH 4 Þ 2 ðTHFÞ 5 þ ½Cp Ã0 SmðBH 4 Þ 3 À with two discrete mononuclear Sm polyhedrons. The expected neutral samarocene Cp Ã0 2 SmðBH 4 ÞðTHFÞ(3) could be obtained from the reaction of SmðBH 4 Þ 3 ðTHFÞ 3 with two equivalents of KCp Ã0 . X-ray structure analysis showed that 3 is a monomeric complex bearing a terminal borohydride ligand. All BH À 4 ligands in 1 and 3 exhibit an g 3 -H 3 BH bonding mode.