Radical Rare-Earth Metal Complexes: Advances, Challenges and Prospects

Haihan Yan, and Wen-Xiong Zhang*

J. Guangxi Norm. Univ. (Natural Science Edition) 2022, 40, 168-182.

(Invited Review)

      In the family of rare-earth metal complexes, radical rare-earth metal complexes have drawn much attention in the past 30 years because of their unique chemical reactivities and magnetic properties. To fine-tune the different properties of radical rare-earth metal complexes, scientists have developed variant combinations of radical ligands, closed-shell ligands and rare-earth metal centers. Herein, the reported structures, ligand types, coordination modes, chemical reactivity and magnetic properties of radical rare-earth metal complexes was reviewed according to the history of this field, and was divided into two parts as neutral/anionic radical ligands. The outlook of this field was also presented.