A chemical definition of the effective reducing power of thulium(II) diiodide by its reactions with cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbons

Authors
Fedushkin, IL Bochkarev, MN Dechert, S Schumann, H
Citation
Il. Fedushkin et al., A chemical definition of the effective reducing power of thulium(II) diiodide by its reactions with cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbons, CHEM-EUR J, 7(16), 2001, pp. 3558-3563
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
ISSN journal
09476539 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
16
Year of publication
2001
Pages
3558 - 3563
Database
ISI
SICI code
0947-6539(20010817)7:16<3558:ACDOTE>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Thulium diiodide reduces cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that have reduction p otentials more positive than - 2.0 V versus SCE, Thus, TmI2 reacts with cyc looctatetraene or acenaphthylene in THF, or with lithium anthracenide in 1, 2-dimethoxyethane (DME) to give thulium triiodide and the thulium(m) comple xes [(eta (8)-C8H8)TmI(thf)(2)] (1), rac-ansa-[(eta (5)-C12H8)(2)TmI(thf)] (2), or [(eta (2)-C14H10)TmI-(dme)(2)] (3), respectively. The molecular str uctures of 1 - 3 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.