Inside Cover: Lanthanide(II) Complexes Supported by N,O-Donor Tripodal Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Ligand-Dependent Redox Behavior (Chem. Eur. J. 43/2015).

A new series of complexes of Eu2+ and Yb2+ with tripodal aminophenolate ligands are reported by M. Mazzanti and colleagues in their Full Paper on page 15188 ff. Cyclic voltammetry studies show that these ligands can be effectively used to tune the redox properties and reactivity of lanthanide ions possessing weak reducing power. The increased reducing power of Eu2+ in a homoleptic aminophenolate complex allows the reduction of CS2 and affords the first example of a lanthanide trithiocarbonate complex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]