简介:Thispaperreportstwolanthanidecomplexesofformula(C9H7)Ln(C8H8)·(THF)2whereLnisProrNd,C9H7isindenyl,andC8H8iscyclooctatetraene(COT).ThecomplexeswerepreparedbythereactionofLnCl3withK(C9H7)andK2(C8H8)inTHF.(C9H7)Pr(C8H8)·(THF)2crystallizesinTHFat-15℃inthemonoclinicspacegroupP21:withunitcelldimensionsa=8.446(0),b=10.083(2),c=13.407(3),β=105.48(1)°,V=1100.43(35)3,Dc=1.52g/cm3andZ=2.ThefinalRvalueis0.033,Rwvalueis0.030,respectively.In(C9H7)Pr(C8H8)·(THF)2afive-memberedringcentroidofC9H7,theC8H8ringcentroidandthetwooxygenatomsfromthetwoTHFmoleculesformadistortedtetrahedralgeometryaroundthemetal.