oxazoline) was prepared in 95% yield from the reaction of BoMCptetH and Lu (CH2Ph)
3THF3. Compound 1 reacts with 1 or 2 equiv of H2NCH2R (R= C6H5, 1-C10H7) to give the
corresponding imido complexes [{BoMCptet} LuNCH2R] 2 (R= C6H5 (2a), 1-C10H7 (2b)) or
amido complexes {BoMCptet} Lu (NHCH2R) 2 (R= C6H5 (3a), 1-C10H7 (3b)). Once
isolated, the imido species are insoluble in nonprotic organic solvents. Crystallographic …