Dalton Transactions · 2014 · 30 citations · 32 references
Natural SciencesChemistryInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryOrganometallic ChemistryCluster ChemistryCoordination ChemistryLigand BindingMetal-ligand BondingOrganometallic SynthesisTransition Metal ComplexesArene CoordinationComplexation ChemistryOrganoiridium ChemistrySandwich ComplexesSandwich StructuresSupramolecular Coordination ChemistrySupramolecular Coordination ComplexesThorium Chemistry
Bulky terphenolate ligands allow the synthesis of rare heteroleptic thorium chloride, and borohydride complexes; in the absence of donor solvents, the terphenolate ligands protect the metal ions through neutral Th-η(6)-arene interactions in a thorium bis(arene) sandwich motif.
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