Synthesis and Reduction Potentials of Lanthanide Fluoroalkoxides
Authors
Kobelenz, Ian
Issue Date
2020-05-09
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Undergraduate research. , Undergraduate thesis. , Metals, rare earth.
Alternative Title
Abstract
The syntheses and reduction potentials of the lanthanide fluoroalkoxides [K][La(OC4F9)4(THF)2] and [K][La(pinF)2(THF)3] (Ln = La3+, Sm3+, Ce3+; HOC4F9 = perfluorotertbutanol; pinF = perfluoropinacol) are presented. A preliminary investigation of the influence of fluorinated ligand environments on redox behaviors of lanthanides was pursued. Both complexes were synthesized by a Brønsted–Lowry acid-base reaction from an Ln[N(SiMe-3)2]3(THF)n precursor. Air-free cyclic voltammetry with a ferrocene/ferrocenium internal reference and single-crystal X-ray diffractometry were employed to characterize the reductive potentials and structural information for these materials.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 21).
21 leaves.
21 leaves.
Citation
Publisher
Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.)