“…After stirring for 1 h, the suspension was dried under vacuum and the residue was washed with 3 × 3 mL n-hexane, yielding 1 as a slightly off-white powder (yield: 766.2 mg, 1.700 mmol, 95 %). 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CD 3 CN, Chemistry-A European Journal 26 °C): δ 5.61 (br, 12 H, À NCH 2 ), 2.11 (br, 9 H, À NCH 3 ) ppm. Elemental analysis (%) calculated for C 9 H 21 Cl 3 N 3 Yb (389.45 g mol À 1 ): C 23.99, H 4.70, N 9.32; found.…”