The scandium dialkyl complex [Cp′Sc(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)] (1-Sc, Cp′ = C5Me4SiMe3) reacts rapidly with ammonia at room temperature to afford selectively a trinuclear hexaamido complex [Cp′Sc(μ-NH2)2]3 (3-Sc) with release of SiMe4. The reaction of the lutetium dialkyl complex [Cp′Lu(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)] (1-Lu) with ammonia under the same conditions gives the analogous hexaamido Lu complex [Cp′Lu(μ-NH2)2]3 (3-Lu) as a major product (92%) together with a tetranuclear octaamido complex [Cp′Lu(μ-NH2)2]4 (4-Lu) as a minor product (8%). In contrast, reaction of tetranuclear rare-earth metal octahydride complexes [Cp′Ln(μ-H)2]4(THF) (Ln = Y (2-Y), Lu (2-Lu)) with ammonia under similar conditions yields selectively the heptaamido/monohydrido complexes [(Cp′Ln)4(μ-NH2)6(μ3-NH2)(μ4-H)] (Ln = Y (5-Y), Lu (5-Lu)), in which a μ4-H ligand remains at the center of the tetrahedral metal framework. Exposure of heptaamido/monohydrido complex 5-Lu to an ammonia atmosphere at room temperature for a long time (two days) affords the octaamido complex 4-Lu quantitatively. The molecular structures of 3-Sc, 3-Lu, 4-Lu, 5-Y, and 5-Lu have been determined by X-ray analyses.
                                    钪二烷基络合物[Cp′Sc(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)](1-Sc,Cp′ = C5Me4SiMe3)在室温下与
氨迅速反应,生成三核六
氨基络合物[Cp′Sc(μ-NH2)2]3(3-Sc),并释放出 SiMe4。在相同条件下,
镥二烷基络合物[Cp′Lu(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)](1-Lu)与
氨反应,得到类似的六
氨基
镥络合物[Cp′Lu(μ- NH2)2]3 (3-Sc)。NH2)2]3(3-Lu)为主要产物(92%),四核八
氨基复合物[Cp′Lu(μ-NH2)2]4(4-Lu)为次要产物(8%)。相反,四核稀土
金属八氢络合物 [Cp′Ln(μ-H)2]4(THF)(Ln = Y (2-Y)、Lu(2-Lu))在类似条件下与
氨反应,可选择性地得到七
氨基/一
水配合物[(Cp′Ln)4(μ-NH2)6(μ3-NH2)(μ4-H)](Ln = Y(5-Y),Lu(5-Lu)),其中μ4-H 
配体保留在四面体
金属框架的中心。将七
氨基/一
水配合物 5-Lu 在室温
氨气环境中长期(两天)暴露,可定量得到八
氨基配合物 4-Lu。通过 X 射线分析,确定了 3-Sc、3-Lu、4-Lu、5-Y 和 5-Lu 的分子结构。