Group 3 metal arene complexes are of interests to synthetic chemists, particularly their isolation and characterization allowing their use in the synthesis of otherwise difficult to obtain compounds. Because of their electronic structure (excess electron density on metal and arene), they are used as reductants. We will describe our recent advances in synthesizing unprecedented arene complexes and the results of their use toward small molecule activations.

Characterization and reactivity studies of group 3 metal arene complexes

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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