H. Wu et al., CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF DIMERIC TETRAQUADIPYRIDINIOACETATEYTTERBIUM(III)PERCHLORATE [YB(C5H5NCH2CO2)(2).4(H2O)](2).(CLO4)(6), Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 75(5), 1998, pp. 276-278
The title complex dimeric tetraquadipyridinioacatateytterbium perchlor
ate ([Yb(C5H5NCH2COO)(2). 4(H2O)](2).(ClO4)(6)) has been prepared by r
eacting ytterbium perchlorate with pyridine betaine (pyridinioacetate)
in warm water and its X-ray crystal structure has been determined. Th
e ytterbium(III) ion is surrounded by four carboxylato O atoms and fou
r aqua-ligands in an eight-coordinate approximate dodecahedral arrange
ment. The average Yb-O (aqua),Yb-O (carboxylato) bond distances are 2.
366(3) and 2.283(3) Angstrom, respectively.