title: Facile formation of a homoleptic Ce(IV) amide via aerobic oxidation.
abstract: Oxidation of [Ce(NCy2)3(thf)] or [Ce(NCy2)4Li(thf)] with dry air produced the first homoleptic Ce(IV) amide [Ce(NCy2)4].
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lappert
authors.forename: Andrey V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Protchenko