Molecular Neodymium and Yttrium Cations with the N,N-Bis[2-(pyrid-2-yl)ethyl]hydroxylaminato Ligand

The three component reaction of LnCp3, LnCp2Cl (Ln = Nd, Y) and N,N-bis[2-(pyrid-2yl)ethyl]hydroxylamine [HON(C2H4-o-py)2] results in the formation of the [Nd(ON(C2H4-opy)2)2]+[NdCp3Cl]− salt in the case of neodymium and the [Y(ON(C2H4-o-py)2)2]+[YCp2Cl2]− salt if yttrium is used in the synthesis. The N,N-bis[2-(pyrid-2-yl)ethyl]hydroxylaminato ligand is able to coordinate doubly to the metal atoms resulting in the formation of a cationic species. The compounds were characterised by X-ray diffraction experiments and additionally by CHN analyses in the case of the neodymium salt.