Bis[tris(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-pyrazol-1-yl)hydridoborato]ytterbium(II) toluene solvate.

In the title compound, [Yb(C(24)H(40)BN(6))(2)]·C(7)H(8), the Yb atom is coordinated by two tris(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-pyrazol-1-yl)hydridoborate [Tp(tBu,Me)] ligands. One ligand binds in the κ(3) mode, throuh three N atoms of the pyrazolyl rings, the other ligand coordinates through two N atoms of the pyrazolyl rings and the H atom attached to the central B via an agostic-type inter-action through the B-H group of the second Tp(tBu,Me) ligand, giving an overall distorted octa-hedral geometry. One of the tert-butyl groups is disordered over two sites, with occupancies of 0.65 and 0.35.