Rare-earth complexes containing π-bonded C6-cyclic aromatic ligands (ie, arene
complexes) are among the most exciting and challenging organometallic compounds …

Recent years have witnessed an increased level of activity in the study of gas-phase
chemistry of bare and oxo-ligated actinide ions. The intent of this report is to summarize …

The oxidation reactions of all of the lanthanide cations (except Pm+) with N2O and O2 have
been investigated using the inductively coupled plasma selected-ion flow tube (ICP/SIFT) …

Organometallic chemistry constitutes a fundamental challenge for quantum chemical
investigations. The theoretical treatment of ''bare''transition-metal complexes is of particular …

The effects of oxo ligands on lanthanide and actinide cations have been examined for the
mono‐and dioxocations MO+ and MO+ 2 of cerium, neodymium, thorium, and uranium by …

The gas-phase reactivity of the fluorinated hydrocarbons CF4, CHF3, CH3F, C2F6, 1, 1-
C2H4F2, and C6F6 with the lanthanide cations Ce+, Pr+, Sm+, Ho+, Tm+, and Yb+ and the …

The ability of the atomic uranium cation U+ to activate a variety of saturated and unsaturated
hydrocarbon molecules is investigated. Both C H and C C bond activation processes …

Addition of [UI2 (THF) 3 (μ-OMe)] 2· THF (2· THF) to THF solutions containing 6 equiv. of K
[C14H10] generates the heteroleptic dimeric complexes [K (18-crown-6)(THF) 2] 2 [U (η6 …

“Bare” CeO2+ ions can be prepared in the gas phase by consecutive oxidation of Ce+ with
O2 and NO2. The ability to activate saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons is investigated …

The synthesis, structures and reactions of lanthanoid complexes with alkenes, alkynes and
arenes have been reviewed. Whilst the discussion is centred on neutral π donors, including …