Crystallographic report: Crystal structure of a homoleptic lanthanide guanidinate complex: [Ph2NC(NCy)2]3Yb·2PhCH3

The title complex, [Ph2NC(NCy)2]3Yb·2PhCH3 is a monomer with a six-coordinate ytterbium center ligated by six nitrogen atoms of three chelating bidentate guanidinate ligands. The coordination geometry around the lanthanide ion is best described as a distorted trigonal prism. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.