Reaction of cyclopentadienyllutetium anthracenide with azobenzene. Synthesis and molecular and crystal structure of the binuclear complex [C5H5(THF)Lu(μ−η2:η2−PhN—NPh)]2(THF)2 and its dynamic behavior in solution

Abstract

The reaction of the cyclopentadienyllutetium anthracenide, C5H5Lu(C14H10)2−(THF)2 (1), with azobenzene yielded the [C5H5(THF)Lu(μ−η2:η2−PhN—NPh)]2(THF)2 (2) binuclear complex. The structure of the reaction product was established by X-ray structural analysis. The dynamic behavior of complex2 in a THF-d8 solution was studied by1H NMR spectroscopy in the temperature range of 265–330 K.