“…In contrast, lanthanide-dioxygen complexes remain scarce. One superoxide derivative, {HB(3,5-Me 2 pz) 3 } 2 Sm(g 2 -O 2 ) [HB(3,5-Me 2 pz) 3 = hydrotris (3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl) borate] [13], and only five peroxide complexes, namely Ln 2 (N(SiMe 3 ) 2 ) 4 (l-g 2 :g 2 -O 2 )L 2 (Ln = La, L = OPPh 3 ) [14], Yb, L = THF [15], [Ln 4 (l 3 -g 2 :g 2 :g 2 -O 2 ) 2 Cl 8 (py) 2 ] AE py (Ln = Sm, Eu, Gd) [16], [Yb 2 (C 5 H 9 C 5 H 4 ) 4 (l-g 2 :g 2 -O 2 )(THF) 2 ] (C 5 H 9 C 5 H 4 = cyclopentylcyclopentadienyl) [17] = 2,14-dimethyl-3,6,10,13,19-entaazabicyclo[13.3.1]-nonadeca-1(19),2,13,15,17-pentaene) [18], have been structurally characterized.…”