16 Scandium, yttrium, the lanthanides and the actinides
Abstract
Many interesting new results have been reported, both from the “usual suspects” (research groups of Evans, Ephritikhine, Lappert, Marks, Parker et al.) and from other groups, notably that of Mayer. Highlights this year include the synthesis of anhydrous uranyl iodide, following last year's report of hydrated uranyl iodide; remarkable addition reactions of a uranium(III) tris(aryloxide) including a complex of linear-bound CO2, and evidence for