Chemistry Letters, Vol.33, No.11, 1462-1463, 2004
Formation of stable molecular glasses of yttrium(III) acyl-DL-alaninate complexes
Yttrium(III) acylalaninate complexes such as tris(N-hexanoyl-DL-alaninato)yttrium(III) (=Y(hex-DL-ala)(3)) and tris(N-octanoyl-DL-alaninato)yttrium(III) (=Y(OCt-DL-ala)(3)) form stable glassy states by an evaporation of solvent from the methanol solution. The trend of formation of the stable glassy state is sensitive to a difference in the acylalaninate ligands.