Salt-Free Synthesis of Samarium-Aluminum Mixed-Metal Alkoxides: X-ray Crystal Structures of {[(i-Pr-O)(i-Bu)Al(μ-O-i-Pr)2Sm(O-i-Pr)(HO-i-Pr)](μ-O-i-Pr)}2, [(THF)2Sm(O-t-Bu)2(μ-O-t-Bu)2Al(i-Bu)2], Sm(OAr)3(THF)3 (Ar = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2), [Nd(μ-OAr)(OAr)2(py)2]2 (Ar = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2), and (ArO)3Sm[(μ-O-t-Bu)2Al2(O-t-Bu)4] (Ar = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3)
Garth R. Giesbrecht; John C. Gordon; David L. Clark; Brian L. Scott; John G. Watkin; Kenneth J. Young; Inorganic Chemistry 41 (2002) 6372–6379; doi:10.1021/ic0203116

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 Salt-Free Synthesis of Samarium-Aluminum Mixed-Metal Alkoxides: X-ray
 Crystal Structures of
 {[(i-Pr-O)(i-Bu)Al(\m-O-i-Pr)2Sm(O-i-Pr)(HO-i-Pr)](\m-O-i-Pr)}2,
 [(THF)2Sm(O-t-Bu)2(\m-O-t-Bu)2Al(i-Bu)2], Sm(OAr)3(THF)3 (Ar =
 2,4,6-Me3C6H2), [Nd(\m-OAr)(OAr)2(py)2]2 (Ar = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2), and
 (ArO)3Sm[(\m-O-t-Bu)2Al2(O-t-Bu)4] (Ar = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3)
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