Document Type

Journal Article

Date of this Version

3-22-2016

Publication Source

Chemical Science

Volume

7

Start Page

4537

Last Page

4547

DOI

10.1039/C5SC04897D

Abstract

The CeIII/IV couple is useful for many applications in organic, inorganic, and materials chemistry. However, attaining a general method to access both oxidations states through reversible solution redox chemistry remains challenging. Herein we report the synthesis, characterization, and oxidation chemistry of the novel Ce/Li REMB heterochiral diastereomer, 1-Ce(het). The solution exchange processes of 1-RE(het) (RE ¼ Ce and Yb) were investigated to estimate rates of ligand and cation exchange relevant in homochiral and heterochiral frameworks. A detailed mechanistic investigation following the solution dynamics of 1-Ce(het) revealed reactivity controlled both by ligand reorganization and redistribution processes. Ligand reorganization was responsible for the kinetics associated with the chemical oxidation reaction, whereas ligand redistribution and exchange dictated the isolated products

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This article is published under a CC BY-NC 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0)

Embargo Date

3-24-2017

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Date Posted: 10 January 2017

This document has been peer reviewed.