title: Synthesis and structural characterization of lanthanide complexes with the di- or tri-anionic diguanidinate ligand: new insight into the flexibility and distinct reactivity of the linked diguanidinate ligand.
abstract: Unprecedented disproportionation and deprotonation of the linked diguanidinate ligand have been established, demonstrating, for the first time, that the number and distribution of negative charges on the diguanidinate ligand are tunable, and representing a new and efficient method for synthesis of linked diguanidinate di- and tri-anion complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chengfu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pi
authors.forename: Zhenyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Linhong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Zhenxia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xigeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou