Spectroscopic and Crystal Field Consequences of Fluoride Binding by [Yb⋅DTMA]<sup>3+</sup> in Aqueous Solution.

Blackburn OA, Chilton NF, Keller K, Tait CE, Myers WK, McInnes EJL, Kenwright AM, Beer PD, Timmel CR, Faulkner S

Yb⋅DTMA forms a ternary complex with fluoride in aqueous solution by displacement of a bound solvent molecule from the lanthanide ion. [Yb⋅DTMA⋅F]2+ and [Yb⋅DTMA⋅OH2]3+ are in slow exchange on the relevant NMR timescale (