The number of rare earth (RE) starting materials used in synthesis is staggering, ranging
from simple binary metal-halide salts to borohydrides and “designer reagents” such as alkyl …

The coordination chemistry of bis (phosphinimino) methanide ligands is widespread and
accompanies a large number of metal ions in the periodic table ranging from lithium to …

The origin of 60 K magnetic hysteresis in the dysprosocenium complex [Dy (Cpttt) 2][B
(C6F5) 4](Cpttt= C5H2tBu3-1, 2, 4, 1-Dy) remains mysterious, thus we envisaged that …

Across the periodic table the trans-influence operates, whereby tightly bonded ligands
selectively lengthen mutually trans metal–ligand bonds. Conversely, in high oxidation state …

Dilanthanide complexes with one-electron delocalization are important targets for
understanding the specific 4f/5d-bonding feature in lanthanide chemistry. Here, we report an …

Since the discovery of covalently-bound mid-and late-transition metal carbenes there has
been a spectacular explosion of interest in their chemistry, but their early metal counterparts …

The design of molecular magnets has progressed greatly by taking advantage of the ability
to impart successive perturbations and control vibronic transitions in 4f n systems through …

This review is dedicated to the chemistry of stable and isolable species that bear two lone
pairs at the same C center, ie, geminal dianions, stabilized by main group elements. Three …

Metal–ligand multiple bonding is a central chemical concept,[1] but one area that is not well-
developed is that of the lanthanides.[2] This has been rationalized on the basis that …

Compared to the extensive investigations of d-block metal–ligand multiple bonding and
reactivity,[1] the corresponding field of f-block chemistry is underdeveloped.[2, 3] For …