Tetrakis(μ2-3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetato)-κ3O,O′:O′;κ3O:O:O′;κ2O:O′;κ2O:O′-bis[(3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetato-κ2O,O′)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N)thulium(III)]

Abstract

In the title centrosymmetric dinuclear complex, [Tm2(C10H11O4)6(C12H8N2)2], the unique TmIII ion is coordinated by five 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetate (DMPA) ligands and and a bis-chelating 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligand via seven O atoms and two N atoms, forming a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic environment. The DMPA ligands coordinate in the bis-chelate, bridging and bridging tridentate modes.