title: Synthesis, bonding, and reactivity of a cerium(IV) fluoride complex.
abstract: Oxidation of Ce[N(SiMe3)2]3 in the presence of PF6(-) or BF4(-) afforded isolation of CeF[N(SiMe3)2]3. Structural and electrochemical characterization shows that this compound is in its tetravalent oxidation state and contains a terminal fluoride ligand. Spectroscopy and density functional theory have been used to characterize the Ce-F bond as ionic, which is reinforced by an initial reactivity study that demonstrates the nucleophilicity of the fluoride ligand.
authors: P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.
authors: Ursula J
authors: UJ
authors: Williams
authors: Jerome R
authors: JR
authors: Robinson
authors: Andrew J
authors: AJ
authors: Lewis
authors: Patrick J
authors: PJ
authors: Carroll
authors: Patrick J
authors: PJ
authors: Walsh
authors: Eric J
authors: EJ
authors: Schelter
mesh_terms: D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C058441:cerium fluoride; D002563:Cerium; D005459:Fluorides