Zur Elektronenstruktur metallorganischer Komplexe der f‐Elemente. 64 Äußert sich die zwitterionische Natur des Triphenylphosphanoxid‐Liganden auch in seinen spektrochemischen Eigenschaften?

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AbstractElectronic Structures of Organometallic Compounds of f Elements. 64 Does the Zwitterionic Nature of the Triphenylphosphine Oxide Ligand Manifest itself in its Spectrochemical Properties?The triphenylphosphine oxide mono adducts of the moiety tris(η5‐cyclopentadienyl)lanthanide(III) (Ln(Cp)3; Ln = Pr (1), La (2)) were synthesized and structurally characterized. The Ln–O distances of these compounds are noticeably shorter than those of the corresponding THF adducts. A crystal field (CF) analysis of the optical spectra of 1 leads to a low absolute value of the quadratic CF parameter which is comparable with those of [Pr(Cp)3(L)]− adducts with anionic bases but not with [Pr(Cp)3(MeTHF)]. Reasons for the latter finding are presented.