title: Selective insertions of unsaturated organic molecules into the Ln-N or N-H bonds of biscyclopentadienyl lanthanide complexes.
abstract: In this Perspective, selective N-H bond transformations of lanthanocene complexes are discussed. Recent efforts in this area from our laboratory have been devoted to development of new insertions and cyclizations of the anionic and neutral NH moieties of lanthanocene complexes into unsaturated substrates beyond the realm of the Ln-N bond, wherein various reactivity patterns of the N-H bond and the functional substituent effects are observed. The results demonstrate that the N-H moiety of organolanthanide complexes is an excellent platform for the in situ construction of new organic N-containing ligands in organolanthanide chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xigeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D003500:Cyclization; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003517:Cyclopentanes; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements; D009942:Organometallic Compounds