Crystal Structure of Decakis(μ-chloro)-tetrakis(1,2,4-triphenylcyclopentadienyl)-hexakis(tetrahydrofuran)-di-potassium-tetra-neodymium(III) Tetrahydrofuran Trisolvate

The crystal structure of decakis(μ-chloro)-tetrakis(1,2,4-triphenylcyclopentadienyl)-hexakis(tetrahydrofuran)-di-potassium-tetra-neodymium(III) tetrahydrofuran trisolvate, 1, is reported. The centrosymmetric complex 1 has a rare tetranuclear core [Ln4K2Cl10] and crystalizes in triclinic space group (P $$\bar{1}$$ ) with unit cell parameters: a = 11.9858(3) A, b = 14.0698(3) A, c = 19.8129(4) A, α = 74.1120(4)°, β = 81.2073(4)°, γ = 83.9521(4)° and Z = 1. The catalytic system based on 1 and nBuMg(O-2,6-tBu2-4-MeC6H2) exhibits moderate activity in coordinative chain transfer polymerization of ethylene. In case of the system 1/nBu2Mg, oligomerisation of ethylene was not detected. The mono(cyclopentadienyl) complex {[1,2-Ph2-4-(2-MeOC6H4)C5H2]NdCl5K(THF)2}2(THF)3 has been obtained from NdCl3(THF)2.5 and K[1,2-Ph2-4-(2-MeOC6H4)C5H2] (1:1) in THF, crystallized from a THF/hexane mixture, and structurally characterized.