The reactions of europium and ytterbium in liquid ammonia with a solution o
f I-naphthol in tetrahydrofuran provide a convenient route to lanthanide ar
yloxides. The polymetallic lanthanide complexes [Eu-4(mu -OC10H7)(6)(OC10H7
)(2)(THF)(10)].2THF 1 and [Yb(mu -OC10H7)-(OC10H7)(2)(THF)(MeCN)](2).2MeCN
2 were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction studies. (C) 2001
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