Convenient preparation of ytterbium(III) chalcogenolate complexes by insertion of ytterbium into chalcogen-chalcogen bonds. Application in the ring-opening of epoxides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00687-0

Convenient conditions are reported for the preparation of ytterbium(III) chalcogenolate complexes by insertion of ytterbium metal into the chalcogen- chalcogen bond of disulfides, diselenides, and ditellurides. The resulting complexes have been found to t