Two New Groups of Homoleptic Rare Earth Pyridylbenzimidazolates: (NC12H8(NH)2)[Ln(N3C12H8)4] with Ln = Y, Tb, Yb, and [Ln(N3C12H8)2(N3C12H9)2][Ln(N3C12H8)4](N3C12H9)2 with Ln = La, Sm, Eu
Klaus Müller-Buschbaum; Catharina C. Quitmann; Inorganic Chemistry 42 (2003) 2742–2750; doi:10.1021/ic020681u

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_publ_contact_author
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    Dr. K. M\"uller-Buschbaum
    Institut f\"ur Anorganische Chemie der Universit\"at zu K\"oln
    D-50939 K\"oln
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_publ_contact_author_email
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    Klaus.Mueller-Buschbaum@uni-koeln.de
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_publ_section_title
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 Two New Groups of Homoleptic Rare Earth Pyridylbenzimidazolates:
 (NC12H8(NH)2)[Ln(N3C12H8)4] with Ln = Y, Tb, Yb, and
 [Ln(N3C12H8)2(N3C12H9)2][Ln(N3C12H8)4](N3C12H9)2 with Ln = La, Sm, Eu
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Pyridylbenzimidazolium-Yttrium-Pyridylbenzimidazolate
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  (2-(Pyridyl-)Benzimidazolium)-Tetra-(2-(Pyridyl-)Benzimidazolate-Yttrium(III)
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