Crystal Structure of Ytterbium Chloride Phenanthroline: [YbCl4]·[C12H8N2]·(H2O)

A novel ytterbium chloride phenanthroline [YbCl4]·[C12H8N2]·(H2O) has been synthesized from a single solution reaction and the crystal structure has been determined by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The Yb atom is coordinated by six Cl atoms. The plane quadrilateral is formed by two Cl2 and two Yb atoms. Molecules form O—H…Cl , O—H…O , O—H…N intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonds and stabilized the molecular structure.