Benzophenone Adduct of Tris(cyclopentadienyl)dysprosium

The title compound, (benzophenone-O)tris­(η⁵-cylopentadienyl)dysprosium, [Dy(C₅H₅)₃(C₁₃H₁₀O)], is a distorted tetrahedral coordination complex. The central dysprosium ion is η⁵-bonded to three cyclopentadienyl (Cp) groups and η¹-bonded to one benzophenone molecule. The average Dy—O and Dy—C distances are 2.384 (3) and 2.733 (6) Å, respectively. The Dy—O—C angle is 170.6 (3)°.

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