Creation of an unexpected plane of enhanced covalency in cerium(III) and berkelium(III) terpyridyl complexes
oleh: Alyssa N. Gaiser, Cristian Celis-Barros, Frankie D. White, Maria J. Beltran-Leiva, Joseph M. Sperling, Sahan R. Salpage, Todd N. Poe, Daniela Gomez Martinez, Tian Jian, Nikki J. Wolford, Nathaniel J. Jones, Amanda J. Ritz, Robert A. Lazenby, John K. Gibson, Ryan E. Baumbach, Dayán Páez-Hernández, Michael L. Neidig, Thomas E. Albrecht-Schönzart
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Studying how the ligand design influences the bonding of f-block complexes is crucial to control their properties. Here, the authors report the preparation of Bk(III) and Ce(III) complexes featuring a terpyridyl ligand; structural, spectroscopic, electrochemical, and theoretical analysis reveal that the ligand induces unusual bonding by creating a plane of enhanced bond covalency.