Jantunen Kimberly C, Scott Brian L, Hay P Jeffrey, Gordon John C, Kiplinger Jaqueline L
Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA.
J Am Chem Soc. 2006 May 17;128(19):6322-3. doi: 10.1021/ja061161r.
Lutetium(III)-bis(alkyl) and -tris(alkyl) fragments supported by either 2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine or 4,4',4' '-tri-tert-butyl-2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine are not stable and undergo facile 1,3-alkyl migration under ambient conditions resulting in dearomatization and ortho (2' or 6') functionalization of the terpyridyl ligand, clearly demonstrating that the terpyridyl ligand framework is not as innocent as previously thought.
