Fig. 2: Syntheses of title CeIV − Caryl compounds 3-THF and 3-DME.
From: Isolation and characterization of a covalent CeIV-Aryl complex with an anomalous 13C chemical shift

The complex 1 was treated with the isolable aryl lithium 2 to generate the title complexes 3-THF or 3-DME.