Using molten salts to probe outer-coordination sphere effects on lanthanide(<scp>iii</scp>)/(<scp>ii</scp>) electron-transfer reactions
Molly M. MacInnes, Zachary R. Jones, Bo Li, Nickolas H. Anderson, Enrique R. Batista, Ida M. DiMucci, Cecilia Eiroa-Lledo, Karah E. Knope, Maksim Y. Livshits, Stosh A. Kozimor, Veronika Mocko, Kristen A. Pace, Francisca R. Rocha, Benjamin W. Stein, Jennifer N. Wacker, Ping Yang
Abstract
Molten salt matrices were used to evaluate outer-coordination sphere effects on lanthanide redox chemistry. Results were rationalized by correlating the polarization power of the outer-sphere cation with shifts in the Ln 3+ /Ln 2+ reduction potentials.
Topics & Concepts
LanthanideCoordination sphereChemistryOuter sphere electron transferInner sphere electron transferElectron transferCoordination complexReagentChlorideCoordination numberOxidation stateIonInorganic chemistryRedoxCrystallographyMetalPhysical chemistryCrystal structureOrganic chemistryAdvancements in Battery MaterialsRadioactive element chemistry and processingAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction