Cyclopentadienyl-Like Ligand as a Reactive Site in Half-Sandwich Bis(amidinato) Rare-Earth-Metal Complexes: An Efficient Application in Catalytic Addition of Amines to Carbodiimides

Synthesis and characterization of 2-t-butylimino-functionalized indolyl rare-earth metal amido complexes for the catalytic addition of terminal alkynes to carbodiimides: the dimeric complexes with the alkynide species in the μ–η1:η2 bonding modes

Dimeric complexes [(μ–η¹:η²-RCC)REL2]₂ (L = 2-(^tBuNCH)C₈H₅N), with alkynyl in the μ–η¹:η² modes, were isolated in the study of the catalytic reaction.

An amidato divalent ytterbium cluster: synthesis and molecular structure, its reactivity to carbodiimides and application in the guanylation reaction

An amidato Yb(ii) cluster 1 was synthesized and well characterized. Cluster 1 reacted with DIC to provide three new Yb(iii) complexes, and it was found to be an excellent pre-catalyst for the guanylation reaction.

Synthesis and characterization of bridged bis(amidato) rare earth metal amides and their applications in C–N bond formation reactions

Eight bis(amidato) rare-earth metal amides were successfully synthesized and well characterized, which exhibited high catalytic activities in both the direct amidation of aldehydes and the addition of amines with carbodiimine.

Heterobimetallic dinuclear lanthanide alkoxide complexes as acid–base bifunctional catalysts for synthesis of carbamates under solvent-free conditions

Heterobimetallic dinuclear lanthanide alkoxide complexes Ln₂Na₈(OCH₂CH₂NMe₂)₁₂(OH)₂ [Ln: I (Nd), II (Sm), III (Yb) and IV (Y)] were used as efficient acid–base bifunctional catalysts for the synthesis of carbamates and the N-Boc protection of amines.

Heterometallic rare-earth metal complexes with imino-functionalized 8-hydroxyquinolyl ligands: synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity towards hydrophosphinylation of trans-β-nitroalkene

The heterobimetallic complexes exhibited high catalytic activities on the hydrophosphinylation of β-nitroalkenes.

Recent development of synthetic preparation methods for guanidines via transition metal catalysis

This article provides an overview of guanidine synthesis via transition-metal-catalyzed reactions including cycloaddition, guanylation and tandem guanylation/cyclization.

Synthesis and structural characterization of amido heteroscorpionate rare-earth metal complexes and hydroamination of aminoalkenes

New amide heteroscorpionate rare-earth complexes were developed and used as efficient catalysts for the intramolecular hydroamination of aminoalkenes.

Synthesis and characterization of bis(amidate) rare-earth metal amides and their application in catalytic addition of amines to carbodiimides

Five bis(amidate) rare-earth metal amides were successfully employed in guanidination, and the Nd-based catalyst showed the highest reactivity.

Half-sandwich rare-earth metal tris(alkyl) ate complexes catalyzed phosphaguanylation reaction of phosphines with carbodiimides: an efficient synthesis of phosphaguanidines

Half-sandwich Y/Li ate complex displays better catalytic activity for phosphaguanylation reaction of phosphines with carbodiimides than the neutral yttrium complexes.

Catalytic addition of amines to carbodiimides by bis(β-diketiminate)lanthanide(ii) complexes and mechanistic studies

Bis(β-diketiminate)lanthanide(ii) complexes L₂Ln(THF)_n were found to be excellent pre-catalysts for catalytic addition of amines to carbodiimides and a possible catalytic mechanism was proposed on the basis of the isolation of monoguanidinate Eu(ii) and bis(guanidinate) Yb(iii) species.