Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1999 · 66 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryPhysical ChemistryCalixarene ChemistryCluster ChemistryCoordination ChemistryLanthanide ChemistryOrganometallic ReactivityTransition Metal ComplexesLanthanide ComplexesLanthanide Coordination ChemistryLanthanide Electronic StructureLanthanide Organometallic ChemistryLanthanide Reactivity
Reversible ethylene fixation in lanthanide chemistry is demonstrated by the SmII derivatives [R8-calix-pyrrole)(Et2O)Sm{Li(thf)2}{Li(μ3-OCH=CH2)}] (R=Et, {−(CH2)5−}0.5), which react with ethylene to afford the corresponding dinuclear complexes (see picture).