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  • Benzene reduction by molecular complexes remains a considerable synthetic challenge, and typically requires harsh reaction conditions involving group I metals. Now it has been shown that a highly polar organometallic samarium alkyl complex enables the reduction of benzene to its tetra-anion without the need for a group I metal.

    • Georgia M. Richardson
    • Thayalan Rajeshkumar
    • Mathew D. Anker
    Research
    Nature Chemistry
    Volume: 17, P: 20-28

  • Nucleophilic alkylation of aromatics with main group reagents was achieved, but it is limited to a stoichiometric regime. Here, the authors report that the ytterbium(II) hydride reacts with ethene and propene to afford ytterbium(II) n-alkyls, both of which can facilitate the catalytic alkylation of benzene at room temperature via an SN2 mechanism.

    • Georgia M. Richardson
    • Iskander Douair
    • Mathew D. Anker
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 12, P: 1-7