Pyramidalization of Gd₃N Inside a C₈₀ Cage. The Synthesis and Structure of Gd₃N@C₈₀

Authors

Steven Stevenson, University of Southern Mississippi
J. Paige Phillips Buchanan, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Jon E. Reid, Luna Innovations
Marilyn M. Olmstead, University of California, Davis
Sankar Prasad Rath, University of California, Davis
Alan L. Balch, University of California, DavisFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Department

Chemistry and Biochemistry

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

The X-ray crystal structure of Gd₃N@C₈₀·Ni^II− (OEP)·1.5(benzeen) shows that the Gd₃N unit within the I_h C₈₀ cage is pyramidal, whereas Sc₃N@C₈₀, Sc₃N@C₇₈, Sc₃N@C₆₈, Lu₃N@C₈₀ and Sc₂ErN@C₈₀ have planar M₃N units.

Publication Title

Chemical Communications

Issue

24

First Page

2814

Last Page

2815

Recommended Citation

Stevenson, S., Buchanan, J. P., Reid, J. E., Olmstead, M. M., Rath, S. P., Balch, A. L. (2004). Pyramidalization of Gd₃N Inside a C₈₀ Cage. The Synthesis and Structure of Gd₃N@C₈₀. Chemical Communications(24), 2814-2815.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/9119