Volume 132, Issue 37 pp. 16275-16280
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Synthesis of LnII-in-Cryptand Complexes by Chemical Reduction of LnIII-in-Cryptand Precursors: Isolation of a NdII-in-Cryptand Complex

Daniel N. Huh

Daniel N. Huh

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 USA

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Sierra R. Ciccone

Sierra R. Ciccone

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 USA

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Samuel Bekoe

Samuel Bekoe

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 USA

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Saswata Roy

Saswata Roy

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 USA

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Joseph W. Ziller

Joseph W. Ziller

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 USA

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Prof. Filipp Furche

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Prof. Filipp Furche

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 USA

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Prof. William J. Evans

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Prof. William J. Evans

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 USA

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First published: 22 May 2020
Citations: 1

Abstract

Lanthanide triflates have been used to incorporate NdIII and SmIII ions into the 2.2.2-cryptand ligand (crypt) to explore their reductive chemistry. The Ln(OTf)3 complexes (Ln=Nd, Sm; OTf=SO3CF3) react with crypt in THF to form the THF-soluble complexes [LnIII(crypt)(OTf)2][OTf] with two triflates bound to the metal encapsulated in the crypt. Reduction of these LnIII-in-crypt complexes using KC8 in THF forms the neutral LnII-in-crypt triflate complexes [LnII(crypt)(OTf)2]. DFT calculations on [NdII(crypt)]2+], the first NdII cryptand complex, assign a 4f4 electron configuration to this ion.

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