Abstract
The D2h symmetrical 1,3,4,6-tetraphenylpentalenide is an excellent ligand for the stabilisation of strongly coloured bis(pentalenide) LnIII sandwich complexes. These easily accessible compounds complement previously reported lanthanide organometallics and provide new opportunities to understand the roles of the f-orbitals in electronic structure and bonding.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9749-9752 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 72 |
| Early online date | 12 Jul 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 Sept 2024 |
Data Availability Statement
Crystallographic datasets are available from the CCDC deposition numbers 2332849, 2357823–2357832 and other analytical data can be retrieved via DOI: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sxksn03bf.Funding
The synthetic parts of this research were supported by UK's Royal Society (awards URF\R\221049 and RF\ERE\221083), the Heavy Element Chemistry Program and the Molecular Qubits Project of the Quantum Information Science program of the U.S. DOE, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, CSGB Division under contract DE-AC02-05CH11231 (PLA). MK and UH thank Dr Gabriele Kociok-Köhn from the Chemical Characterisation Analysis at Bath for XRD analyses. JA acknowledges DOE grant DE-SC0001136 (Heavy Element Chemistry) for supporting the theoretical component of this study. We thank Drs. Hasan Celik, Raynald Giovine, and Pines Magnetic Resonance Center's Core NMR Facility for spectroscopic assistance. One instrument used in this work was in part supported by NIH S10OD024998 and the PMRC Core. Computations were carried out at the Center for Computational Research at the University at Buffalo (https://hdl.handle.net/10477/79221).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Catalysis
- Ceramics and Composites
- General Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry