Borohydride complexes of rare earths, and their applications in various organic transformations

Borohydride complexes of the rare earths have attracted increasing interest during the last decade. This review aims to cover recent results over this period with respect to the preparation, characterization, structure, and applications in organic chemistry of this family of compounds, including inorganic and organometallic complexes. Special emphasis is made on their use for polymerization catalysis. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.