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J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1972, 87 - 89, DOI: 10.1039/DT9720000087

Tantalum(III)

D. G. Blight, R. L. Deutscher and D. L. Kepert

The reaction of tantalum tetrachloride with acetonitrile yields the diamagnetic dimer [TaCl3(MeCN)2]2. From these acetonitrile solutions similar diamagnetic complexes TaCl3(bipyridyl) and TaCl3(o-phenanthroline), and the paramagnetic tris (dibenzoylmethanato) tantalum(III) were prepared. These are the first compounds of tantalum (III) to be characterised.