Coordination-induced bond weakening is a phenomenon wherein ligand X–H bond
homolysis occurs in concert with the energetically favorable oxidation of a coordinating …

The development of molecular materials with novel functionality offers promise for
technological innovation. Switchable molecules that incorporate redox‐active components …

Europium is an f-block metal with two easily accessible oxidation states (+ 2 and+ 3) that
have vastly different magnetic and optical properties from each other. These properties are …

The quenching of sensitized Eu (III) luminescence by photoinduced electron transfer from
the excited light-harvesting antenna to Eu (III) was investigated. A series of complexes …

Low-valent f-block metals have intrinsic luminescence, electrochemical, and magnetic
properties that are modulated with ligands, causing the coordination chemistry of these …

The reduction of stable trivalent lanthanide species (Ln (III)) by the excited states of organic
chromophores is the basis of photocatalytic divalent lanthanide-mediated reduction …

Reduction of the heteroleptic Ln (III) precursors [Ln (Tp) 2 (OTf)](Tp= hydrotris (1-pyrazolyl)
borate; OTf= triflate) with either an aluminyl (I) anion or KC8 yielded the adduct-free …

Lanthanides such as europium with more accessible divalent states are useful for studying
redox stability afforded by macrocyclic organic ligands. Substituted cryptands, such as 2.2 …

Five new compounds of formula [LnII (Mentpa) 2](BPh4) 2 (Ln= Eu, n= 0 (1-Eu), n= 2 (2-Eu)
and n= 3 (3-Eu); Ln= Yb, n= 0 (1-Yb) and n= 2 (2-Yb); tpa= tris (2-pyridylmethyl) amine, n= 0 …

Controlling structure and reactivity by manipulating the outer-coordination sphere around a
given reagent represents a longstanding challenge in chemistry. Despite advances toward …