CH Bond Activation by f‐Block Complexes. Issue 1 (10th November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arnold, Polly L.; McMullon, Max W.; Rieb, Julia; Kühn, Fritz E.
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 54:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 82
• Page End: 100
• Publication Date: 2014-11-10
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404613
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Most homogeneous catalysis relies on the design of metal complexes to trap and convert substrates or small molecules to value‐added products. Organometallic lanthanide compounds first gave a tantalizing glimpse of their potential for catalytic CH bond transformations with the selective cleavage of one CH bond in methane by bis(permethylcyclopentadienyl)lanthanide methyl [(η⁵‐C₅Me₅)₂Ln(CH₃)] complexes some 25 years ago. Since then, numerous metal complexes from across the periodic table have been shown to selectively activate hydrocarbon CH bonds, but the challenges of closing catalytic cycles still remain; many f‐block complexes show great potential in this important area of chemistry.</p> </abstract>