<i>In crystallo</i> homolytic cleavage of a terminal lanthanum( <scp>iii</scp> )–methyl bond by Cu Kα X-radiation forms a La( <scp>ii</scp> ) complex
A new method for generating La(II) complexes is described in which irradiation of single crystals of the La(III) terminal methyl complex La(SAr<sup>iPr6</sup>)<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>, Ar<sup>iPr6</sup> = C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>-2,6-(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>-2,4,6-<sup>i</sup>Pr<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, with Cu Kα X-rays (50 W, 8.04 keV/1.540 Å) during SCXRD experiments results in the homolytic cleavage of the La-C<sub>methyl</sub> bond and formation of the La(II) complex La(SAr<sup>iPr6</sup>)<sub>2</sub>.
Authors
- Joseph W. Ziller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7404-950X)
- Cary R. Stennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2727-5747)
- William J. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-418X)
- Makayla R. Luevano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0366-4038)
Institutions
- University of California, Irvine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04945h
- Primary Topic
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00