Cerium(III) Carbonate Formation from {CeCp∗2H}2 and Carbon Dioxide: Structure and Mechanistic Insights

Owen T. Summerscales, Cameron M. Moore, Brian L. Scott, Marianne P. Wilkerson, Andrew D. Sutton

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Abstract

The reaction between {CeCp∗2H}2 with CO2 in thf resulted in a new cerium(III) carbonate species, {Ce(Cp∗)2(thf)}2(μ- η21-CO3). Investigations into the mechanism suggest the intermediacy of a bridging oxo-complex, {CeCp∗2(thf)x}2(μ-O), which could either be formed from the ring opening and oxygen abstraction from an oxygenated solvent such as thf or via insertion of CO2 and elimination of formaldehyde from the resulting methylenediolate intermediate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4682-4685
Number of pages4
JournalOrganometallics
Volume36
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 11 2017
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was funded by Los Alamos National Laboratory LDRD-DR (Laboratory Directed Research and Development - Directed Research). Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC5206NA25396.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-AC5206NA25396
National Nuclear Security Administration
Laboratory Directed Research and Development
Los Alamos National Laboratory

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