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Frontispiece: Can Bismuth Replace Mercury in Redox Transmetallation/Protolysis Syntheses from Free Lanthanoid Metals?
Author(s) -
Guo Zhifang,
Blair Victoria,
Deacon Glen B.,
Junk Peter C.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201886664
Subject(s) - transmetalation , bismuth , reagent , mercury (programming language) , metathesis , chemistry , redox , halide , lanthanide , inorganic chemistry , tin , alkali metal , metal , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , polymerization , ion , computer science , polymer , programming language
Synthesis of rare earth complexes from free rare earth metals offers advantages such as only one air/moisture sensitive reagent, and often simpler work up than metathesis reactions where alkali metal halide retention can be a problem. Redox transmetallation/protolysis reactions are highly successful but are inhibited by the use of toxic mercurials. Triarylbismuth compounds offer a possible greener alternative. For more information, see the Full Paper by P. C. Junk et al. on page 17464 ff.