Guanidinate and amidopyridinate rare-earth complexes: Towards highly reactive alkyl and hydrido species

The review summarizes advances in the chemistry of organo rare-earth complexes containing bulky guanidinate and amidopyridinate ligands. The methods of synthesis, structures, reactivities and catalytic activities of various types of alkyl and hydrido complexes and their precursors are considered. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.