Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1385-m1386  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809041361 ]

Bis[6-methoxy-2-[(4-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl]phenolate-O¹]tris(nitrato-²O,O')ytterbium(III) monohydrate

J.-F. Liu, J.-L. Liu and G.-L. Zhao

Abstract: The crystal structure of title compound, [Yb(NO₃)₃(C₁₅H₁₅NO₂)₂]·H₂O, contains two Schiff base 2-[(4-methylphenyl)iminomethyl]-6-methoxyphenol (HL) ligands, three independent nitrate ions that chelate to the ytterbium(III) ion in an O,O'-bidentate manner and an uncoordinated water molecule. The coordination number of the Yb^III ion is eight. The HL ligands chelate with a strong Yb-O(phenolate) bond and a weak Yb-O(methoxy) contact. The latter augments the coordination polyhedron to give a YbO₁₀ bicapped square antiprism. Classical intermolecular O-HO and N-HO hydrogen bonds as well as weak C-HO contacts contribute to the stability of the structure.

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