Synthesis and crystal structure of triphenyl[tris(tetrahydrofuran)]ytterbium, Ph3Yb(THF)3

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02495525

Triphenyl[tris(tetrahydrofuran)]ytterbium, Ph₃Yb(THF)₃ (1), was synthesized in high yields by the reaction of Yb with an excess of Ph₂Hg or Ph₃Bi in the presence of catalytic amounts of YbI₂(THF)