Tuning Reactivity and Electronic Properties through Ligand Reorganization within a Cerium Heterobimetallic Framework
Cerium compounds have played vital roles in organic, inorganic, and materials chemistry due to their reversible redox chemistry between trivalent and tetravalent oxidation states. However, attempts to rationally access molecular cerium complexes in both oxidation states have been frustrated by unpredictable reactivity in cerium(III) oxidation chemistry. Such oxidation reactions are limited by steric saturation at the metal ion, which can result in high energy activation barriers for electron transfer. An alternative approach has been realized using a rare earth/alkali metal/1,1'-BINOLate (REMB) heterobimetallic framework, which uses redox-inactive metals within the secondary coordination sphere to control ligand reorganization. The rational syntheses of functionalized cerium(IV) products and a mechanistic examination of the role of ligand reorganization in cerium(III) oxidation are presented.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 1163962
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-6687E
- Journal Information:
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 135, Issue 50; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 19016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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