The increasing demand for green energy has created great demand for high purity lanthanide elements because of their wide range of applications, such as in permanent magnets, batteries, and high-energy capacitors. Solvent extraction, which transfers ions from aqueous solutions to organic liquid phases with the support of extractant molecules, is...
The lanthanides, with their limited orbital effects and high oxophilicity, represent a class of catalytic metals highly distinguished from more commonly-utilized transition metals. Homogeneous lanthanide catalysts often afford high catalytic rates and impressive selectivity. However, challenges regarding the synthesis and utilization of highly air- and water-sensitive organo-lanthanide complexes have limited...