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Unusual thermal robustness is exhibited by a homoleptic ytterbium complex,
which sublimes intact at temperatures in excess of 500 degrees C/760 Torr.
Employment of a (N)-nPr substituted ketoiminate ligand provides notable met
al encapsulation and ensures integrity. The octahedral coordination sphere
of the metal arrangement. substantial air stability and vapor-phase center
is observed as a meridinal (O-3,N-3) arrangement.