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CH Bond Activation by f‐Block Complexes
Author(s) -
Arnold Polly L.,
McMullon Max W.,
Rieb Julia,
Kühn Fritz E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201404613
Subject(s) - catalysis , lanthanide , chemistry , methane , metal , hydrocarbon , homogeneous , bond cleavage , molecule , block (permutation group theory) , stereochemistry , organometallic chemistry , homogeneous catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , ion , physics , geometry , mathematics
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 CH bond transformations with the selective cleavage of one CH bond in methane by bis(permethylcyclopentadienyl)lanthanide methyl [(η 5 ‐C 5 Me 5 ) 2 Ln(CH 3 )] complexes some 25 years ago. Since then, numerous metal complexes from across the periodic table have been shown to selectively activate hydrocarbon CH bonds, but the challenges of closing catalytic cycles still remain; many f‐block complexes show great potential in this important area of chemistry.