Metal valence state was identified as a key factor steering the anion reactivity and thus “indirectly” affecting the Li-bond strength, which further determined the conversion kinetics of lithium (poly ...

Valence tautomerism (VT) in transition metal complexes is a fascinating phenomenon in which reversible intramolecular electron transfer between the metal centre and a redox‐active ligand results in ...

C. G. Pierpont, S. Kitagawa, “Valence Tautomerism of Metal Complexes”. In Inorganic Chromotropism: Basic Concepts and Applications of Colored Materials, Ed. Y ...

It’s a helpful rule of thumb: Main group elements prefer forming bonds that give them eight valence electrons; transition metals go for 18 electrons. Now scientists have shown that main group elements ...

Transition metals have many applications in engineering, electrochemistry and catalysis. To understand their properties, the interplay between atomic localization and delocalization of the outer ...

Chemists have recently explored protactinium's multiple resemblances to more completely understand the relationship between the transition metals and the complex chemistry of the early actinide ...