Fixation of atmospheric CO2 by a dimeric lanthanum hydroxide complex; assembly of an unusual hexameric carbonate.
Exposure of the dinuclear hydroxo complex {[La(tpen)(mu-OH)]2(mu-eta1:eta1OTf)}OTf3 to air results in the immediate uptake of atmospheric CO2 affording an unusual hexanuclear lanthanum carbonato complex in which the carbonate anions are ligated in a mu3-eta1:eta1:eta2 and mu3-eta1:eta2:eta2 fashion.
Natrajan
Louise
L
Laboratoire de Reconaissance Ionique, (UMR-E 3 CEA-UJF), CEA/DSM/Departement de Recherche Fondamentale sur la Matiere Condensee, CEA-Grenoble, 38054, Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
Pécaut
Jacques
J
Mazzanti
Marinella
M