Lanthanoid pseudo-Grignard reagents: A review
Abstract
This review covers the progress of the chemistry of divalent lanthanoid pseudo-Grignard, compounds, with E-LnX bonding (E = C, N, O; X = I, Br, Cl, F), especially since the 2002 review of Petrov et al. (2002)[1]. Emphasis is on synthetic pathways and the structures of these compounds. Their use in oxidation and metathesis reactions is discussed together with a consideration of interactions with organic substrates. The compounds appear to have considerable untapped potential.