Issue 31, 2024

f-Block hydride complexes – synthesis, structure and reactivity

Abstract

Complexes formed between the heaviest and lightest elements in the periodic table yield the f-block hydrides, a unique class of compounds with wide-ranging utility and interest, from catalysis to light-responsive materials and nuclear waste storage. Recent developments in syntheses and analytics, such as exploiting low-oxidation state metal ions and improvements in X-ray diffraction tools, have transformed our ability to understand, access and manipulate these important species. This perspective brings together insights from binary metal hydrides, with molecular solution phase studies on heteroleptic complexes and gas phase investigations. It aims to provide an overview of how the f-element influences hydride formation, structure and reactivity including the sometimes-surprising power of co-ligands to tune their behaviour towards a variety of applications.

Graphical abstract: f-Block hydride complexes – synthesis, structure and reactivity

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
15 Mar 2024
Accepted
13 Jun 2024
First published
26 Jun 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 12814-12836

f-Block hydride complexes – synthesis, structure and reactivity

R. Drummond Turnbull and N. L. Bell, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 12814 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT00776J

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