SYNTHESIS OF [LI.3DME] [(ETA-5-C5H5)3NDC6H5]

The phenyl derivatives of lanthanides Sc(C_6H_5)_3, Y(C_6H_5)_3, LiLa (C_6H_5)_4 and LiPr(C_6H_5)_4 were prepared by Hart et al. in 1970, and dis(cyclopentadienyl) phenyl complexes of lanthanides have been isolated recently. We reported here the synthesis and crystallography parameters of a new type of phenyl derivative of neodymium: