Alkali-metal- and halide-free dinuclear mixed-valent samarium and europium complexes
- 7 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Dalton Transactions
- Vol. 49 (45), 16059-16061
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt01095b
Abstract
We describe the synthesis of mixed-valent (Ln(ii)/Ln(iii)) dilanthanide complexes supported by a calix[4]pyrrole ligand. The complexes are obtained by one-electron reduction of Ln(iii)/Ln(iii) complexes and are alkali-metal- and halide-free. The complexes are designed to activate small molecules by taking advantage of both the base and the one-electron reductant contained in their structure. We demonstrate a proof-of-principle concept of this mechanism by activating water and silanol.Funding Information
- University of Connecticut
- American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (57668-DNI3)
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