Fixation of atmospheric CO2 by a dimeric lanthanum hydroxide complex; assembly of an unusual hexameric carbonate†
Abstract
Exposure of the dinuclear hydroxo complex {[La(tpen)(µ-OH)]2(µ-η1:η1OTf)}OTf3 to air results in the immediate uptake of atmospheric CO2 affording an unusual hexanuclear lanthanum carbonato complex in which the