The reaction of 2, 6-^iPr2CbH3NHSiMe3 with Tb（CH2SiMe3）3（THF）2 in benzene at room temperature afforded a binuclear terbium complex Tb2 {μ-CH2 SiMe2 NC6 H3 ^iPr2 -2, 6}3（THF）3. X-ray diffraction revealed that Tb atoms were bridged by three methylene units. One Tb atom was six-coordinated by two nitrogen atoms, three methylene carbons, and one THF molecule, while the other Tb atom was six-coordinated by one nitrogen atom, three methylene carbons, and two THF molecules. Both Tb atoms adopted a distorted trigonal prism geometry.
Reaction of（C5Me4SiMe3）Y（CH2SiMe）2（THF） with two equivalents of iPrN=C=NiPr in hexane at room temperature afforded a mixed-ligand yttrium complex（C5Me4SiMe3）（iPrN）2CCH2SiMe32Y.X-ray diffraction revealed that the center metal was nine-coordinated by one cyclopentadienyl ring and two amidinate ligands, and adopted a four-legged piano stool geometry.
Reactions of 1,3-diisopropylcarbodiimide with alkali metal amides, MN（SiMe3）2 （M=Li or Na） in hexane or THF produced the alkali metal guanidinates { （i-PrN）2C [N（SiMe3）2]Li }2 （1） and { （i-PrN）2C[N（SiMe3）2]Na（THF） } 2 （2） in nearly quantitative yields. Both complexes 1 and 2 were well characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, ^1H and ^13C NMR spectra, and X-ray diffraction. It was found that the guanidinates adopt different coordination modes in these complexes.
