“…[1,2] In this context, functionalized chelating diamides have been extensively studied as ligands [3] giving highly active precatalysts comparable to the well-established group 4 metallocenes. [4] In lanthanide chemistry anionic nitrogen-based bidentate ligand systems such as diazadienes, [5] benzamidinates, [6,7] guanidinates, [8,9] amido ligands, [10] and other combinations of nitrogen and oxygen atoms [11] were used as cyclopentadienyl replacements to increase the electrophilicity of the metal center and to create a different steric environment at the reactive site. In a recent review article, Piers and Emslie presented a most useful classification of non-cyclopentadienyl ancillaries in organo group 3 metal chemistry covering bi-, tri-, tetra-, and polydentate amido and alkoxido ligands.…”