Aryloxide-based multidentate ligands for early transition metals and f-element metals

This article presents an overview of the chemistry of early transition metal and f-element complexes stabilized by aryloxide-based multidentate ligands. Preparations and reactivity studies of these compounds are discussed. The presence of the bridging units in this ligand system imposes a strong geometry constraint to the aryloxide groups, which leads the way to novel patterns of structure and reactivity.