P. Vandeweghe et al., SYNTHESIS OF A NEW ASYMMETRIC CYCLOPENTADIENYL LIGAND - APPLICATION TO THE PREPARATION OF A TRIVALENT SAMARIUM COMPLEX, Journal of organometallic chemistry, 475(1-2), 1994, pp. 121-126
A short synthesis of a new asymmetric cyclopentadienyl ligand 2 (Cp'H)
substituted by a benzyl ether group in the beta position on the side
chain of the ring is described. Reaction of its potassium salt with sa
marium triiodide leads to the isolation of a trivalent samarium comple
x Cp'2SmI.