Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m2891  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807053640 ]

Tris(4-methylbenzyl)(1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane)lanthanum(III)

S. Bambirra, A. Meetsma and B. Bart Hessen

Abstract: The title compound, [La(C₈H₉)₃(C₉H₂₁N₃)], incorporating a fac-³N ligand and formed by reaction of La(CH₂C₆H₄-4-Me)₃(THF)₃ (THF is tetrahydrofuran) and 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (Me₃-TACN), was synthesized in THF solution. In the crystal structure, the La atom is seven-coordinated by three N atoms from a TACN ligand and four C atoms from three benzyl ligands, one of which is bound ².

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