Water Activation by Methyllanthanides: Hydrogen Versus Methane Evolution
The reactivity of the methyllanthanide chloride complexes towards water is significantly influenced by the lanthanide center and its oxidation state. In general, the methyllanthanide (II) chloride complexes (CH<sub>3</sub>)Ln<sup>II</sup>Cl<sub>2</sub> <sup>-</sup> is much more reactive than the methyllanthanide (III) chloride complexes (CH<sub>3</sub>)Ln<sup>III</sup>Cl<sub>3</sub> <sup>-</sup>. Besides, the reactivity of (CH<sub>3</sub>)Ln<sup>III</sup>Cl<sub>3</sub> <sup>-</sup> is following as Sm > Eu > Yb, while that of (CH<sub>3</sub>)Ln<sup>II</sup>Cl<sub>2</sub> <sup>-</sup> is Eu > Sm ≈ Yb.
Authors
- Xiuting Chen
- Yu Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8847-1047)
- Songpeng Wan
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.10054
- Primary Topic
- Chemical Reactions and Isotopes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China