Organometallic Chemistry of the Lanthanide Metals

College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Dushu Lake Campus, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P.R. China Email yaoym suda.edu.cn and qshen suda.edu.cn 

Rare Earth Coordination Chemistry Fundamentals and Applications Edited by Chunhui Huang 2010 John Wiley Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-0-470-82485-6 

2 Synthesis and Reactivity of Organolanthanide Complexes Containing Ln-C Bonds 

Following the synthesis of tris(cyclopentadienyl) lanthanide complexes, the first examples of organolanthanide derivatives, a vast number of organolanthanide it-complexes with cyclopen-tadienyl (Cp), indenyl (Ind), cyclooctatetraenyl (COT), and related substituted derivatives have been prepared and extensively reviewed [3]. Here we will briefly discuss cyclopentadienyl and allyl derivatives as representatives of organolanthanide K-complexes. 

A metathesis reaction is a general method for the preparation of organolanthanide ir-complexes, and three types of compounds can be synthesized, depending on the stoichiometry of the starting materials (Equations 8.1-8.3). 

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